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In which I maybe show just a little anger about labels. But I'm still nice, right?

Functioning Label Rant

A few months ago,on another blog, I was talking with other autistic women about functioning labels: high-functioning and low-functioning. Mostly about how much we hate them and why. Today, a neurotypical woman commented on why we were …

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Excuses, excuses. http://www.lifewiththequirkyboys.com/2016/10/31/excuses/

Excuses

Last week's post about things I'd like to take a break from has me thinking about excuses. Excuse used to mean a reason. Like an excused absence in school meant that you had a verified …

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Gimme a break, gimme a break. Break me off a piece of that Kit Kat bar. It's possible I have completely lost it.

Break

Sparky and I generally have excellent communication skills. Not always with other people, I mean, between the two of us. When it breaks down, it breaks way the hell down. Like on Friday, when he …

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Stormy, and possibly powerless, but basically fine. Seems like maybe I'm talking about more than just the weather. I'm really not. http://www.lifewiththequirkyboys.com/2016/10/17/stormy/

Stormy

The good people on the interwebs who know about weather are telling us that the remnants of Typhoon Songda are headed our way. We may lose power if trees fall on power lines and, you know, Pacific Northwest is …

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Yeah, I Spent my energy on the kids & had none left for typing. http://www.lifewiththequirkyboys.com/2016/10/04/unexpected/

Spent

Well, this is not what I expected to post today, but it's what I've got, so it will have to do. I'm pushing the piece I meant to post yesterday off until next Monday. I still …

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Everybody now! Tomorrow, tomorrow... Bet Your Bottom Dollar http://www.lifewiththequirkyboys.com/2016/10/03/bet-your-bottom-dollar/

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And so it begins... First Day http://www.lifewiththequirkyboys.com/2016/09/26/first-week/

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Sleep? Nah. We don't need no stinkin' sleep. Swim in the anxiety until your fingers get all pruney.

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Last week's saga on break: Climbing Out http://www.lifewiththequirkyboys.com/2016/09/12/climbing-out/

Climbing Out

As I said in my last post, I wrote a letter to Zookeeper's pediatrician to explain the difficulty of third grade. One of the things I wrote was: We ran into his teacher from the previous year at …

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Rock Bottom or How to Tell Your Pediatrician How Much School Sucks http://www.lifewiththequirkyboys.com/2016/09/05/rock-bottom/

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I'm on film! Plus Free Parent Coaching! http://www.lifewiththequirkyboys.com/2016/08/22/free-parent-coaching/

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Ladies and gentlemen, we have video: Choir Videos http://www.lifewiththequirkyboys.com/2016/08/08/choir-videos/

Choir Videos

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The rest of the concerts plus a teaser for next week.

Choir Concerts Part 2

[et_pb_section admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] The rest of the concerts I have on tape are from my senior year: Madrigals Fall Concert 1986 Montage Fall Concert 1986 Madrigals Christmas Concert 1986 Montage Christmas Concert 1986 Madrigals NATS Competition 1987 Montage Spring …

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My failure to finish means you get another choir post next week. My apologies or congratulations as appropriate. http://www.lifewiththequirkyboys.com/2016/07/25/choir-concerts-part-1/

Choir Concerts Part 1

Hi all. I had planned to have all the choir concerts posted in addition to a pithy little blog post to introduce them tomorrow. But it's late Sunday night, I only have half of the …

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For Tracy in memory of Tom. Montage '84 -'85 http://www.lifewiththequirkyboys.com/2016/07/18/montage-84-85/

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What's your favorite show tune?

Choir Girl

One day last fall I was having coffee with Marathon Girl and mentioned that I was planning to join a choir in the spring. Her response surprised me. "You sing?" she said. Of course I sing. …

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Despite previous experiences, I am cautiously optimistic. http://www.lifewiththequirkyboys.com/2016/05/02/cautious-optimism/