A wry dry expat perspective on American family life, a gentle tease rather than a dig, oh, and a couple of autistic children too.
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Mother’s and millstones
Published on 2010-08-16 01:17:00
Hurtling along at 65 mph in the car on holiday:-“Is it…?”“Is what dear?”“It is…unusual?”“Is what unusual?”“It is ….unusual dirt behind your ears?”“Yes it is. Most people have a shower every day and scrub behind their ears. Especially if they live in a hot country like California.”“That’s a lie.”“!”“California is not a country it’s a State.”“How true.”**Later, when we’ve trucked back home after a quiet and productive afternoon.“My! That’s
Holiday love and the preface
Published on 2010-08-02 01:41:00
A speech delay can be a curious thing, for both the speaker and the listener. Around here, for the longest time, my youngest son has prefaced most of his remarks with the warm up phrase –‘I am be.’ It’s the verbal equivalent of ‘um, er, well, actually.’ It’s a kind of precursor we’ve learned to live with, hardly notice. Just when we think it’s disappeared, it pops back.After many tortuous years, our annual holiday to England, becomes easier. We have finally reached
Visualization Skills
Published on 2010-07-19 01:54:00
How much longer does it take the average sized, larger dog, to pass safely through a door [which closes automatically] with his tail intact, than a narrower tailless small human?It's so easy to count to four.If you like what you read, send it to someone in 'need.'
