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Primary elections took place today here in North Carolina.  After I left the polling place, it hit me how I did something important that had nothing to do with having MS.  Yes, my decisions may have been influenced by having MS, but I was doing something important for all adults, not just those with MS. One of the pitfalls of having MS is letting it take too much of a central role in my life. … [Read more...] about Our Non-MS Lives

After the heavy tone of the last post, I thought it would be nice to have some random thoughts to lighten up the spirit here: Kids do not know how to handle rhetorical questions When my kids don't listen, we make the mistake of asking them, "How many times do we have to tell you something before you'll do it?"  The 7-year-old answers, "A hundred." Remember when you said you wouldn't say … [Read more...] about Random Thoughts

There was a long lag between posts on my blog.  I've been dealing with two situations that made it very hard to write, and which were hard to write about while I was dealing with them.  But I do need to write about them now that I've had a chance to get detached from the situations, because they are unfortunately very real situations that can come up for many moms.  I'll start by looking at a … [Read more...] about When Mom Goes To The Hospital

I am so ashamed of something I did earlier this week.  I cut off another driver to get a handicapped space. I didn’t mean to, honestly.  I was coming up to the space on the right, and I believed that the driver on the left was only waiting for the driver in front of her to move so that she could find a parking space.  I had no idea she was planning to park in that one and only handicapped space … [Read more...] about Ashamed To Admit

The night before Easter...the boys are in bed, the baskets are prepared and waiting to be pounced upon the next morning. Easter morning...the baskets are gleefully opened before going to church.  The coloring book goes into a bag to go to church, the rest to be appreciated once everyone got back home. Easter afternoon...time to relax and unwind watching one of the movies from the Easter … [Read more...] about The Easter Bunny Doesn’t Know Everything

Apparently, I am a bad parent and am depriving my children of an important part of their childhood because I am breaking the cardinal rule of the Christmas season: I have not taken my children to get their picture taken with Santa. I've thought I've had some good reasons for not getting it done this year.  It's my husband's busiest time of the year.  I've thrown my back out twice and haven't … [Read more...] about Santa Baby