Author Archives: carl

>Questions

>We have been instructed to pass a notebook back and forth to the school with comments and questions regarding our son. Today we asked why the case manager wasn’t at our meeting last week. The answer: “Since the meeting is administrative, and not about M’s IEP, I was told I didn’t need to be there.” Since we talked at length about the case manager, and the statements made to the Deputy Sheriff, as well as the IEP, it would have been good for her to be there to talk things out and move forward. Tweet #fighting4answrs

>A dear friend told me…

>A person dear to my heart told me something I thought I would share. As a parent of a special needs child, or children as the case may be, we need to celebrate the good things in their lives. Lately, I have been engulfed in the negative aspects of trying to deal with their lives. Their lives are so much more complex than mine. The simple joys of getting through a morning, or afternoon without problems should be a celebration. Getting through a whole day is a victory. If that is the case, then what is a week of good days worth? We had a good week, both in school and at home. That should be celebrated. Because it is a HUGE Victory. It is a positive way to begin the next week. Sometimes, victory occurs first with small beginnings. A celebration such as this in the life of one

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>Noticed something

>Since the school thinks the blog is gone, everyone talks to me again. What exactly are they afraid of? I only post the things that happen to one of the kids on this blog, either good or bad. What is so bad about that? I don’t much care if they like me or not. What I do care about is how they treat my kids. Tweet #fighting4answrs