My SAHD Life
My life, my opinions, and my random thoughts about being a Stay At Home Dad raising a child with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
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Impressions, Confusion, & Shattered Illusions - 130 days ago
It was bad enough when I had to shatter his illusions regarding food and explain to him that we actually eat most of those cute barnyard-type animals whose names he spent all that time learning. But now I went and did the same thing for his cartoons. I... Topics: Accents, Babar, Cartoon, Cartoons, Little Bear, Verbal Skills
The Bug Birthday - 137 days ago
Well, LR recently turned four. You know, no matter how many times I say that it still sounds impossible. Four? I would swear that we brought him home from the hospital just last week. And yet. Not surprisingly, he likes dinosaurs, animals of all kinds,... Topics: Birthday, Birthday Gifts, Birthday Presents, Bug, Bugs, Butterflies, Butterfly Pavilion, Gift Giving, Insects, Musical Instruments, Noisy Gift Rule
The Potty Wars, Part Deux - 141 days ago
LR has somehow managed to make himself afraid of camp. It seems to have started about two weeks ago, during his first week of camp. That was also his second week of intensive potty training ; we had kept him out of camp the week before for the specific... Topics: Camp, Potty, Potty Training, Scared, School
Some Days I'd Rather Be A Woman - 148 days ago
My son is very friendly, even for a four-year-old. In combination with his moss-green eyes and eyelashes so long that some women would be willing to buy a prescription in order to get them, this is going to serve him very well in life. I've been... Topics: Dad, Father, Female, Friendly, Male, Parenting, SAHD
Storytime - 155 days ago
About two weeks back, I wrote an entry about my son's latest foray into the wide world of telling jokes. Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse, it turns out that he's developed a new interest. I now proudly present My Son the... Topics: Bedtime Story, Cat, Creativity, Making Up Stories, Mommy, Parenting, Stories, Verbal Ability


