This is Part 2 of a two-part essay on AI’s growing grip on human relationships.| BEEW
And we have the receipts. We have history's ledger as proof. Run your finger through any century and you'll come upon entries so appalling they read like ...| BEEW
We dropped Child The First off to begin his second year of college on Thursday. I, of course, was immediately brought back to last year, crying as we drove away from dorm. That first year, I was a swirling storm of emotions. Simultaneously thrilled he was starting a new phase of his life and mourning […]| Mindy Carlson
" I imagine there'd be a sort of, maybe late 30s, early 40s, teenage regression to just to just go back to being unsure.”| Cherwell
What was I thinking? That was the question I was left with after a conversation with some family members. What was I thinking when I didn’t assign my kids chores when they were growing up? A small …| Stories I Tell Myself
As a parent, watching your baby grow is an exciting and rewarding experience. However, it is also a time of numerous changes and adjustments, and it is| Are We Nearly There Yet
I am from the step into the living room / that always made me fall| jGirls+ Magazine
My family has a movie club. It functions the same way as a book club. A member picks a movie, and we get together on Zoom to discuss it. The person who picks the film moderates the discussion. The number of participants varies from month to month, but typically there are about 19 of us. … Continue reading “Field of Dreams” – Some Thoughts| Stories I Tell Myself
She cried over old photos / And prayed to turn back time| jGirls+ Magazine
Editor’s note: I received the following email from my brother, Mark Brody. With his permission, I thought it merited sharing. I just read a headline, I only read the headline as that is all I can t…| Stories I Tell Myself
I don’t have a sister; I have two brothers. But, I find the dynamic between sisters particularly interesting, maybe because I don’t have one. I could be romanticizing it based on Hallmark cards, bu…| Stories I Tell Myself
there used to be a time when (wired) earphones would come with the phone in the box. it’s not that long ago that we didn’t have handheld phones at all so talking about this as if it happened a 100 years back is funny, but it’s something that i actually forgot until today. now, we … Continue reading the freedom of music→| so sumedha
Only one year left till I complete another decade on earth? Oh yeah… seems like I’m cooked, for real this time. Hey everyone. Welcome or welcome back to Poorwa’s blog. So as you might have guessed …| Poorwa's blog
Interview with Otis of The African Pot Project about growing up, playing out and being a Dad to his young son| Playing Out
Written by ERICA I will never forget when Owen was born, he wiggled out of me all covered in goop...| The Poopsie Collective
Written by ERICA As my kids grow up I find myself dealing with all sorts of random tasks and...| The Poopsie Collective
Written by GWEN Remember when you were a kid and every time your parents used a word like...| The Poopsie Collective
Written by ERICA Every once in a while I find myself keeping score of my day. You know what...| The Poopsie Collective
Written by ERICA I am dedicating this week’s post to one of my all-time favorite movies, Mean...| The Poopsie Collective
Written by GWEN Izzy interacting nicely with some new friends. So proud! So, have I told you about...| The Poopsie Collective
Written by ERICA Most of the time, I’m a little embarrassed to admit what graces my TV...| The Poopsie Collective
Written by GWEN To breast feed or not to breast feed? Every new mother asks herself this question....| The Poopsie Collective
Written by GWEN Now that Izzy is three and turning into a real person, I constantly wonder what he...| The Poopsie Collective
The two questions above are among the most commonly asked by parents of newly-diagnosed autistic children. And wouldn’t it be great if there were a one-sentence answer to it? Sadly, it doesn’t work like that. But here’s my advice, as an autistic man who used to be an autistic child, who gets asked this question a lot. Full disclosure: this is a rewrite of an article that I wrote five years ago (way back at the start of Autistic Not […] The post When should I tell my child they’re au...| Autistic Not Weird
Content Warning: this article discusses the dangers of making children vulnerable to abuse and manipulation, but does not discuss specific instances of abuse. Not long ago there was a debate on a British morning TV| Autistic Not Weird
The internet is full of advice articles for parents. So just for once, this one’s for children themselves! I can’t believe I’m saying this, but this is my fiftieth article for Autistic Not Weird. So I thought I’d do something special for it. I used to be a schoolteacher (and now I work with autistic students outside of schools), and this is the advice I would give to children growing up on the autism spectrum. Something important before we begin: […] The post Fifty pieces of advice ...| Autistic Not Weird
As a mom to two daughters, I’ve learned that what a daughter needs from her dad is ever evolving. But in some ways, it never really changes. The basics always stay the same. If my girls could pen a letter to their dad in a few years, I am certain it would read something... The post Dear Dad…What Your Daughter Needs To Hear From You appeared first on The Cole Mines.| The Cole Mines
I’m a big believer in questioning things. Why am I doing this? Why am I going there? What’s the benefit from spending my time in these ways? I think I’m this way because of how it…| Sam's Online Journal