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I don’t know how to be me

2 March 2019 By Dorothy 10 Comments

I’m having all the confused feels today. From “what do you mean just be yourself – who even is that?”, to “why do I feel I need a complete body and personality overhaul to feel attractive?”. I don’t know whether this is a feature of the autism I may or may not have, or my […]

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We need to do more

13 February 2019 By Dorothy Leave a Comment

We can do more

An open letter to those in charge of educating our neurodiverse children. This is a guest post by Lisa Formosa, on a subject very dear to my heart, as I have a son who has autism and whose needs have not always been met by his teachers and when they were, it was begrudgingly. More […]

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Facebook friendships aren’t real

28 August 2017 By Dorothy 5 Comments

I used to think they were. I would pour my heart and soul into Facebook statuses and I would get real conversation, but these days there are only crickets. It didn’t used to be this way. When I first joined Facebook I only added people I actually knew and I saw those quite a lot, […]

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On being a bitch

23 June 2015 By Dorothy 6 Comments

The last post was a cleansing of sorts. Showing you my naughty bits and seeing if you stuck around. Some of you triumphantly commented that you are NOT the things I was admitting to and Yay to you! You get a gold sticker! <– See? A bitch! (Or quite possible Asperger’s – blurting things out […]

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Is it harder to make emotional connections as you get older?

11 June 2014 By Dorothy 3 Comments

As my sister left after a flying visit, to start her return journey to Perth, I reflected on why I always feel so bereft when she leaves. And the answer was – Emotional Connection. She is one of the few people I have it with. While I had been congratulating myself on how well I’ve […]

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This is what celebration looks like. Plus a chocol This is what celebration looks like. Plus a chocolate cheesecake, plus a dinner out. So good to finally have this weight off my shoulders.

In a few weeks, I will be finally working full time in Geelong and living close to the beach.

Cheers!
I am the mother of an 18 year old. It's been a har I am the mother of an 18 year old. It's been a hard slog, but we made it. Two celebrations this week, one complete with an autistic shutdown. Thank goodness for NDIS funding to help with the transition to adulthood.
Pav for a BBQ I'm going to in a bit. One day I mig Pav for a BBQ I'm going to in a bit. One day I might even make one from scratch like @cateppics
Sam and I went to see a couple of houses in Geelon Sam and I went to see a couple of houses in Geelong today and in between we visited Eastern Beach. It's like a little St Kilda, without the cake shops. Or at least we didn't find any.

This house hunting business is exhausting, when you have to travel so far. Three more trips next week. At least Sam is proving to be a fun companion.
Said goodbye to this old dear today. In our family Said goodbye to this old dear today. In our family since my older son was born. Drove him home from the hospital in it  pretty much straight from the showroom.

It stopped being reliable for me a while ago, due to lack of care, due to lack of money. Now off to another family and another life.
3 generations. Christmas 2020. 3 generations. Christmas 2020.
Two key ingredients for poppyseed strudel -a Polis Two key ingredients for poppyseed strudel -a Polish Christmas tradition. Poppyseed stuffing and the dough, ready to rise.

What are your must have Christmas foods?

Michael Buble is playing in the background.  Christmas how I like it.

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