Tag Archives: high school

Honesty Does Hurt

Posted on March 1, 2017 by mewhoami

How can you be honest when it breaks your heart? Today, I hesitate. There is a multi-page assessment sitting in front me waiting to be filled out. Within the pages are questions about my autistic son’s abilities, whose 18th birthday … Continue reading →

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Running in Circles

Posted on February 12, 2015 by mewhoami

The year was 1996. I worked part-time at a small Italian restaurant, and was only two years away from getting my high school diploma. It was a strange time in my life, with moving out and then back into my … Continue reading →

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Wasted Years – High School

Posted on August 30, 2013 by mewhoami

I spent 4 years of high school doing all I could to get out of it. Instead, what I should have been doing is soaking up everything that my brain could hold. I learned what I was supposed to and … Continue reading →

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Chaos in the Midst Of High School

Posted on August 15, 2013 by mewhoami

Today was freshman orientation day at my son’s school. We walked in this morning and were welcomed by complete chaos. Teenagers were running everywhere and music was playing loudly throughout the gymnasium. It was much more comparable to a party … Continue reading →

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