When I was a preteen at one of my dad’s friend’s party a woman asked me a question. My mom had to translate because my Spanish was bad. She asked, how many kids did I want when I grow up? And I said four. And my mom said, Aye, no that’s too many. Both women …
Author Archives: deannajv
Inner autistic child
I’ve been absent for a little bit due to post-covid symptoms. And then I lost my grandfather to covid-19 at the end of January. I have been in no shape physically or mentally to blog. I’ve wanted to blog but I’ve been in so much pain. And on top of dealing with post-covid, I’m also …
Ankylosing Spondylitis
On Thursday it will be 2 weeks since I’ve been diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS). I’m no stranger to chronic illness I have fibromyalgia, adenomyosis, interstitial cystitis and other conditions. And I didn’t take those diagnoses lightly and wasn’t thrilled about them. Right now I’m going through many feelings from shock to grief but one …
Beautiful Child
Sigh. What is it with some neurotypical parents playing martyr when it comes to parenting an autistic child? If you haven’t heard the latest offensive parenting article came from Popsugar; a mom compares parenting her autistic son to a job no one wants. Nicole feels that if her role was put in the paper or …
Now what
The other day another doctor disappointed me. I’ve had my fair share of medical doctors not listen or not properly treat me or lie to me. So I’m getting used to disappointment in doctors. But life changed things up and this time it was the psychologist evaluating my daughter who disappointed me. My husband and …
Working and worries
I’m excited to announce that I’ve started doing reviews for onlinebookclub.org. My reviews have only been published on the volunteer review forums but I’m hope in a couple months I’ll be good enough to be published in the official reviews section. I don’t make much money it’s just a nice way to make extra pocket …
CHAOS
Editor’s Note: I started writing this post on September 11th to give an update on my life and explain my absence on the blog. Of course I never got past the first paragraph. I’m giving a current update on October 15th. More than a month after I started this post. The first part of the …
Stress
I’ve had a stressful and hectic summer. I feel so frazzled and am trying to get back into some sort of routine. I do best on a routine. Having a routine keeps me grounded. I’m trying to not let things upset me but it’s hard when you feel like life is throwing a lot of …
Below the Surface
Last time I blogged I said I was going to try to blog once a week. Then life happened. So I apologize for not keeping up I’m going to do better this time. I had developed some problems with dizziness. And my dizziness finally went away last Friday. And then I spent this week recovering …
ER
So it’s been awhile since I’ve blogged. The past couple months have been hectic. Quick summay of my summer so far. June 1st I drove to California with family to see my very sick grandfather. While in California I sustained a concussion. After our trip in California I was supposed to have surgery to remove …
Awesome, with Some Difficulties 