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Middle School is Just What the Doctor Ordered
For years, I was preparing to send my oldest child to middle school. As a parent of a child on the autism spectrum, I felt like I had to advocate even more for this big milestone. One classroom and...
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Braces Be Gone
Just over fifteen months have passed since the world of braces became a reality for our family. NHL has had wires on his top teeth since the end of June 2013. While NHL has had some discomfort from...
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Planning a Bar Mitzvah
From the moment my oldest son was born, there were milestones that we had to think about. First was his bris when he was ten days old. Since we knew we were having a boy, we were able to plan a bit...
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Eight and Great
Dear JSL, Eight years ago today, you came into the world and completed our family. Watching you grow up has taken my breath away at times. I think some of this is thanks to being able to see so much of...
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Happy 40th Birthday TechyDad
One of us had to hit the big 4-0 before the other and TechyDad is taking this one for the team. Today he turns forty years old and even wrote about it on his own blog. Please take a moment to head over...
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Twelve Years
Dear NHL, Please slow down! You are growing up way too quickly before my eyes. It seems like when I blinked you went from being a child to a teen. The little boy in you is pretty much gone and I see an...
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Ticktock the Bar Mitzvah Clock
Thirteen years ago, I was planning for the birth of my first baby. Now, as my son is about to officially become a teen, TechyDad and I are planning something very different. In about five months, we...
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A Letter to My Teenage Son
Dear NHL, Happy 13th birthday NHL! Please hold for a moment while I scream. You see, today is a huge milestone for our entire family. You are officially 13 years old and a teen. No more preteen...
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Hello 40
2016 has been a year filled with many emotional events. When it started, I knew it was also a big milestone year for me. Part of the time, I wondered about turning the big 4-0. There were things I...
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Moving Beyond Middle School
Middle school is a time that most people would love to forget. I know I did not like my two years spent in one. Thanks to this, I worried for many years about my oldest son going to middle school for...
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