Motheroffae

Rolling with imagination

My fae has an imagination that is, at some points, a strange and scary place. I have heard it said that children with autism lack this singular human quality, and I have to say that in our experience, that is total hogwash. Not only does she demonstrate imaginative play, she will insist that we playContinue reading “Rolling with imagination”

Happy Birthday Tiny Marshall

Our fae has a companion. Not a real one, but a stuffed toy which I may have alluded to a time or two in the past. This is a small, plush Dalmatian that goes by the moniker “Tiny Marshall”. This is a Paw Patrol reference (she has been obsessed for the best part of 4Continue reading “Happy Birthday Tiny Marshall”

Direct Payment

Surviving half term was a touch-and-go event. At some points, I wasn’t sure that either myself nor my daughter was going to make it. It was a relief to drop her off at school on Monday morning, and send her off with a wave as she happily disappeared through the door. I slept. For twoContinue reading “Direct Payment”

Just being

So, my daughter is coming to the end of her first year of school. In that time, I have been trying to recover from 4 years (two of which include the COVID lockdown) of being basically the only one looking after her full time. My husband and I had no family nearby, and he hadContinue reading “Just being”

Not the daddy

So, the forms and signs of how our daughter’s fae tendencies express themselves continue to evolve. This one did take us by surprise, although in hindsight it probably shouldn’t have. My husband, on a day-to-day basis, only wears white T-shirts. I know that you are not asking for fashion tips, nor would you take themContinue reading “Not the daddy”

Summer Holiday Blues

Trying to organise the summer holidays has turned, in my case, into something of a military operation. I have, I admit, begun to panic about all the time I have to fill with a small child who will be expecting to be entertained in the manner to which she has become accustomed since the startContinue reading “Summer Holiday Blues”

Where to get help.

This is not much a post but rather a glossary of places to go for help. After all everyone needs support sometimes. I have tried to keep them to national level but you will find that your local council will be able to help you and point you in the direction of other agencies. SupportContinue reading “Where to get help.”

Find it a keep going

I’m exhausted, so is my husband. At the moment my daughter is going through a phase of getting up before 6am. She then won’t settle to do anything and will insist that I follow her from room to room around the house until my husband will get up and make her breakfast at around 8am.Continue reading “Find it a keep going”

From a different perspective

One of the most exhausting things, mentally at least, that I have found whilst caring for my daughter is trying to think like her. This is often a scary prospect as it appears a lot of attention is taken up with Paw Patrol and debating the gender of various inanimate objects with said objects. ItContinue reading “From a different perspective”

Thinking outside the box

So, this month there are three long weekends and a half-term to contend with. Don’t get me wrong: I love my daughter. I just love her more when she can burn off some of her endless energy at school. We’re actually seriously considering getting a puppy just so they can wear each other out. ThenContinue reading “Thinking outside the box”