So I just posted my blog and my husband said “Did you post it?”
“Yes”
“Did you post the photos?”
“You took photos??? I had no idea!!”
“Yes! I had a feeling this was a big event.”
Good grief.
Blogs don’t exist without readers, so whether you’re new to turnofphrase or a long-time loyal supporter, I thank you. Truly. Growing pains have meant none of you have received notifications of the last few posts. Here’s a link to the one published at the end of April...
I used to believe Ges’s condition—how his mind and body work—made him broken. That he was somehow “less than” because of his impairments. It was hard to talk about his disabilities because I feared judgment — that he’d be pitied. It came from a set of beliefs my...
Chase DeBalinhard was shot dead by police in a suburban Vancouver neighbourhood one afternoon in mid-February. His parents believe their fifteen-year-old boy was on his way to his schoolyard to make a video, something he enjoyed doing. Like Ges, this boy had ASD...
(Content warning: this post discusses unnatural death) Last week was full of horrendous news stories in my part of Canada—widespread classroom exclusion of diverse learners—details about the starving death of a woman with Down syndrome housed in a private home funded...
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Normally, going to the grocery store doesn’t make me angry. But this multinational conglomerate picked the absolute wrong day to flaunt their transnational corporate attempts to sanitize their treatment of employees—especially women—in my face. stop wrecking the...
Every parent of a neurodivergent child understands and embodies this wish. It’s dangerous for me to suggest I can read the minds of other parents, but for me—someone whose child will never live independently—I am confident other parents in my situation universally...
We go to every animated movie that comes to the theatres. That means this month “Inside Out 2”, “The Garfield Movie”, and it means “Despicable Me 4” next month. I love movies in theatres, and while most children grow out of cartoons, I’m okay that Ges (“Jess”), aged...
I’ve been keeping a secret from you. Those of you who follow this blog, and know me and my family know the secret. Following the travel adventures on these digital pages, you wouldn’t know one of its members has disabilities that encompass physical, social, and...
On our way to Bonavista, I read about historic Trinity Village which sounds super charming. Admittedly, I might have paid more attention to the veracity of my source material, but after my connection to the world, aka my smartphone, DIED in St. John’s I had been...
Blogs don’t exist without readers, so whether you’re new to turnofphrase or a long-time loyal supporter, I thank you....
I used to believe Ges’s condition—how his mind and body work—made him broken. That he was somehow “less than” because...
Chase DeBalinhard was shot dead by police in a suburban Vancouver neighbourhood one afternoon in mid-February. His...
You look good in your glasses! I’m scanning the people in the pictures for the well dressed couple….but don’t see them! Hope you continue to have a fun and eventful holiday!
love,
Bobbie
They were fast…didn’t want their faces on camera! 🙂