So it’s the end of term today time for an update I guess. So in response to my email to the governors and subsequent meeting lead to a full scale governors investigation. The result of which I got by letter a few weeks later. Of my 7 complaints of neglect and poor communication every oneContinue reading “Well that escalated quickly part 2”
Tag Archives: Life with fae
Imaginative Play
There is a myth amongst neurotypicals: that fae children do not engage in imaginative play. How I wish this was true. My daughter weaponises it. She loves nothing better than to drag you into her world of make believe, only to slam you out of it with a bump. I say “bump” – really, IContinue reading “Imaginative Play”
There’s always something
So it seems I jinxed us with the last post. Seriously, I don’t know what I was thinking by stating that “everything’s going well” – obviously karma would strike me down with wrath. In this case, my poor little fae daughter fell during a PE lesson and fractured her arm. So, three weeks in aContinue reading “There’s always something”
The magic formula
For years… in fact, for over a decade, even before my fae was born, my husband and I have had a long running joke that “life will have to settle down soon right?”. It started with us moving in together, and then both finding gainful employment on the same side of the Atlantic. We thenContinue reading “The magic formula”
I don’t believe in reincarnation but…
I don’t believe in reincarnation. Or, at least, I didn’t, but my fae is making me question things. I firmly believe she has had other lives. In one, I think she must have been a collie. She will round up people and herd them together, whether they want to be herded or not. On occasionsContinue reading “I don’t believe in reincarnation but…”
The balance between excited and exhausted
Our fae has more energy than your average 6 year old. I know that all parents say that. But when the teachers at the special school she attends; the disabilities social workers; and parents of other neuro-spicy children all look at her and, on first meeting, say in a slightly high pitched and worried toneContinue reading “The balance between excited and exhausted”
Meltdown Mayhem
Our fae is normally quite well regulated and doesn’t need much input in terms of her emotional regulation. The past few weeks, however, have had me questioning everything I have ever done with her with regards to grounding exercises, distractions, and any other tool I have to help her through, and out, of meltdowns. WeContinue reading “Meltdown Mayhem”
Sorry it’s been a while
So, unlike most of blog posts that are entirely, or mostly, about my darling little daughter, this one is all about me, me, me. I have recently started the process of unmasking my own neuro-spicy traits. This has been, to put it mildly, traumatic. Also has unveiled a few things that I until recently didn’tContinue reading “Sorry it’s been a while”
Rules are rules for everyone
Rules are rules for everyone. Our fae recently put her grandmother in ‘timeout’ for ‘17’. 17 what I’m not too sure. I assumed 17 seconds. At least, that’s what I told her when I finished laughing. I have mentioned (I think) in the past how our daughter likes to care for everyone. She mimics howContinue reading “Rules are rules for everyone”
Ostrich Time
I haven’t gone mad. Well.. I think I haven’t, but I have begun to wonder about the rest of my family. For reasons that now escape me, there was a time that I desperately needed my fae distracted. To this end, my husband came into the playroom and told her in a matter of factContinue reading “Ostrich Time”
Raising the Modern Fae 