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I started this blog apprehensively (can’t you tell by the passage of time between my first post and its predecessor). I wanted to share my stories as a parent with the rest of the world, but I feared the potential responses:
“Wait, what are you teaching your children?”
“Sounds like a boring day.”
“Who is this person telling me what she does with her family…like I care!”
But I still chug along with jitters in tow willing to share and reach out to parents who, like me, want to become that person we envisioned being while in high school; all the while raising children who have and are overcoming autism and behavioral problems.
For as long as I can remember all I ever wanted to do was write and to essentially make a profession out of it. When I left for college in 2001 I was certain that by the year 2005 I would have attained my bachelor’s degree and landed a job as a successful journalist working for a prominent newspaper or magazine. But that is not how things turned out. In 2005 I was a wife, a mother, and with no degree I became a teacher’s assistant. By 2005 I felt the academic itch and returned to school and attained my bachelor’s degree in English, had a second child, and six years later…still unpublished.
The behavioral and neurological problems my six year old and three year old are facing have fueled me to do all I can to stimulate their cognitive and social growth while also ensuring I make time to do what I have always wanted to do…write!
And so, on a weekly basis I will write about my weekly trials, tribulations, as well as successes of raising my six year old struggling with behavior issues, my two year old who has autism; and how I juggle writing my novel, a picture book, and attaining my Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting (whew). I have a lot ahead of me and I look forward to the challenge, your inspiration, feedback and any words of wisdom.
See you next week: 6/17/11
Derrick Small said:
The heart touching piece.
the domestic fringe said:
Welcome to blogland! Thanks for visiting The Domestic Fringe this morning and leaving a comment. I’m looking forward to reading your blog. I’ve always wanted to write too. Blogging really helped me jump right into it. It’s so much fun and I’ve met some really great people through my blog who have been very encouraging and supportive of my writing. I know it will open up some great opportunities for you. Enjoy!
-FringeGirl
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