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 A week in review and weekend ahead!

I could never imagine a kindergartner with homework, until tonight.
Jaden’s first week of school was good.  We had a few issues concerning a boy from the neighborhood, but Jaden seems to be working through it or processing, at least.
Wednesday was an amazing morning for Jaden.  Practicing his routine really paid off!  We were out the [...]



 Our Parenting Muddle

Earlier this year, my son, Jaden, was sexually assaulted.
I’ve watched my son go through terrifying nightmares that sent him screaming or bawling in his sleep and lash out at everyone around him.  To say that Jaden has personal space issues is an understatement.  People, albeit a trusted adult or a peer, entering his personal space [...]



 The First Day

Of the rest of his life.
All I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be I learned in kindergarten. Remember the Dick-and-Jane books and the first word you learned–the biggest word of all–look. ~Robert Fulghum
Tomorrow marks an incredible day in the life of my oldest son, Jaden.  [...]