Tag: children
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Fulfillment
I am content at the moment. I am several beers into my night and just finished a really good hamburger. The house is warm, my laundry is done, and we are not expecting any more visitors today. I have a wife who loves me and children that need me. I am useful and that is…
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“This is the Life”
Ben is sitting next to me listening to Weird Al. “This is the Life” is a fun song. “Women lined up outside my door/They’ve been waiting there since a week before.” “You’re dead for a real long time/ You just can’t prevent it/ So if money can’t buy happiness/ I guess I’ll have to rent…
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The Authentic Me
There is a horrible lie in our culture that all we need to do is be ourselves. Bill Cosby joked that cocaine made the real person come out. He asked: But what if I am an asshole? We all know how that turned out. People should generally not be content with themselves. We are a…
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Joining Conference
I woke up in time to turn on General Conference. A few minutes into it Ben sat on my head behind me. I went to get a chair for him and when I came back he had taken my chair so I sat next to him in the one I had just gotten. It was…
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Venting the House
Spring is almost here. The temperatures are becoming pleasant. So today I turned off the furnace, opened the windows and doors, and turned on the house fan to pull fresh air into the house. I had to wait until the children were gone to do this because they don’t like everything open. They won’t be…
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Autism can be Violent
Most days I like the idea of having more kids. Today is not one of those days. I used to tell them, “No blood, no bruises? Drive on!” This week there have been blood and bruises. My kids are not inherently violent but they are also not inherently good at regulating themselves so that they…
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Non Player Characters
Stephanie has left us to go on an adventure. I am home with our two sons. I can’t help feeling like a non player character when I am left to guard the children and the house. I won’t be as productive with other stuff today because the kids come first. But things are good so…
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Stephanie Day Off
Stephanie and I have agreed that she needs at least one day off a week from taking care of the children. Saturdays are her day off and my day to do all the supportive home care. It’s still a pretty typical day for the kids. My youngest wanted a bath first thing in the morning.…
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Her Day Off
Saturdays are Stephanie’s day off from caregiving. I mean technically we are both “on call” for the children 24/7, but there are certain days we don’t bill, and it’s the other person’s responsibility unless there’s an emergency. Today is my day to work and to bill and her day to sleep. Theoretically anyway. We were…
Latter Day Sinner 