Motheroffae

Use your words

We have spent the last 6 years teaching our daughter to talk. Actually, that’s an exaggeration: we spent 3 years wondering if our fae child would ever speak; 2 with various speech therapists, school teachers etc trying to get her to talk, encouraging her to talk and dealing with her frustration of not being ableContinue reading “Use your words”

Realigning the world view

This week, my daughter woke up on Tuesday 19th November and announced, with the surety of a small child in a superhero outfit, that it was, in fact, the 17th. When corrected she growled, stamped her feet and then told me I was wrong. Realising I was heading down a rabbit hole that I wouldContinue reading “Realigning the world view”

It never rains

But, on occasions, it pours fire and brimstone with a side of erupting volcanoes and magma pools everywhere. Some days, I do second guess myself: do we really need all the provisions that I have fought to get for my daughter? I mean we have a lot: blue badge, respite care, special school allocation, toContinue reading “It never rains”

The correlation between intelligence and common sense

I have long held a belief that there is an inverted correlation between academic intelligence and common sense. I haven’t done any study, I just have my own observations to justify it, and every time I mention my theory to people they tend to agree. I may have mentioned in the past that I haveContinue reading “The correlation between intelligence and common sense”

Stim away the happy

In previous years, our fae child has found fireworks completely overwhelming: she has needed ear defenders and places to hide from them, as she has not coped with either the noise or the display itself. In the past few weeks, however, she has gone through something of a cognitive shift. It’s not just me whoContinue reading “Stim away the happy”

Stop this Sketch

I am of the firm belief that I am raising a cartoon child. If you are unsure if you have a cartoon child there are things you can look out for that will tell you for certain. If you answer “yes” to all these questions, then you too may have found yourself living in theContinue reading “Stop this Sketch”

Tell me why

I don’t like Octobers. No, seriously, if anything is going to go wrong it will happen in October. I don’t know if this is just for our family or in general, but the shittiest things seem to happen to us in October and have done for decades. I can recall the exact date that IContinue reading “Tell me why”

You’re not the only one

I have recently decided that I am going to write a book, dedicated to the memory of my father. On the suggestion of my husband, I am titling it ‘Maybe the psychos were right?’ This has come about by the sheer lack of consideration shown by the average person in a number of situations, andContinue reading “You’re not the only one”

Do we have to have these arguments?

And other stupid things I say. I don’t even know why I say them when the answer is obvious and repetitive. I am aware that having a child is like someone holding up a small frustrating mirror displaying your worse qualities and then telling you that you are not allowed to strangle it but theContinue reading “Do we have to have these arguments?”

Why wont you talk to us?

One of the most frustrating things about raising a fae child is that they will not – or, more accurately, are unable to – communicate accurately with you. Last week, I was reevaluating every parenting decision I had ever made to try and determine where I had turned my beautiful sweet natured child into theContinue reading “Why wont you talk to us?”