Anyone who has raised children will tell you that it isn't easy. And, while my experience raising children is limited to one child and only over a 10 year period, I freely admit that my experience is still very limited. In my brief tenure in the land of parenthood, I can say that the innocence … Continue reading Stripping Away Innocence →

I've compared our dyslexia journey to Alice in Wonderland.  It's also akin to climbing a mountain. One should never climb a mountain alone.  It's not safe and it is fraught with peril.  One needs a team to succeed.  Some people are going to be novices that you have to lug up the mountain with you, … Continue reading Mountain Climbing →

Let's talk about the label "learning disability." If you're a parent of a "learning disabled" child, then there's a high probability that you HATE that label.  I know I do. A person with dyslexia is not disabled.  Science has proven that a dyslexic brain is neither damaged, malformed, lacking or incomplete.  There is nothing wrong … Continue reading Labels →

It's the Spring Semester!  That means the STAAR is coming! Within the glorious state of Texas we have a standardized assessment called the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness or STAAR. This assessment is administered annually to our children from 3rd grade through high school. Why am I putting the word assessment in bold? … Continue reading We Opt Out of STAAR – Here’s Why →

I am not dyslexic.  I will never know what it is to be dyslexic. Two years ago I attended a dyslexia simulation hosted by my local branch of the International Dyslexia Association.  Here were the thoughts I shared on the experience: Last night I attended a dyslexia simulation.  It had been a long day so … Continue reading I Don’t Understand →

(This is a re-post.  For some reason the original post vanished from the web page and the social media page tied to this blog.  This was a two part post.  The second part is entitled "I Love Dyslexia.") I hate dyslexia. There, I said it. I hate almost everything about it within the day to … Continue reading It’s Not Fair →

We all walk into the school year with dread, there's just no way to avoid it.  Well, maybe if you're a super positive person you don't.  I'm neither super positive nor super negative.  I like to think of myself as a realist, but I probably do lean a bit towards the negative side, at least … Continue reading Dear Teacher →