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Back to School at Last

Nov 12, 2015

in Bipolar Parenting, Health, Mental Illness, Parenting, Stress

So this is where I was with my son back in April. Transcribing this voice recording was gut wrenching for me. In April, my struggle to get my son back to class after multiple absences came to a crisis point. He fell farther and farther behind in his challenging honors curriculum. He was overwhelmed. I…

My Hands are Still Shaking

Nov 7, 2015

in Anxiety, Bipolar Parenting, Mental Illness

Thursday I met with the Campus Director of my son’s new school, Halstrom Academy. My hand shook as I wrote out the check for tuition. Haven’t paid for school since my son was in daycare back when I worked outside the home. Starting Monday, my son will take one class a day, one-on-one with a…

Online School Didn't Work Out

Oct 26, 2015

in Bipolar Parenting, Motherhood, Parenting

Okay, so here’s where we are now. Online k12.com high school proved an unsuccessful experiment. My son prefers a teacher directly instruct him, rather than study independently for a series of online quizzes and tests. He needs feedback. He needs to discuss what he is learning, to ask questions and get answers, to be asked questions, to…

Too Tired to Write

Jun 22, 2015

in Disability, Discrimination, Health, Human Rights, Migraine, Motherhood, Parenting

Living with mental illness while parenting a child with chronic health issues is a balancing act. When my son was very young, I tried working as well, and ended up hospitalized. I could only juggle so many roles. Recently I’ve been exhausted. Too involved in attending to my son’s health and educational needs to have any…

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Back to School at Last

My Hands are Still Shaking

Online School Didn't Work Out

Too Tired to Write