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What I Get Out Of Having Women As Friends

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I have always run into women and girls who claim that they “get along better with guys,” or have only “guy friends.”  The whole premise being that women are superficial, or gossipy, or shallow – and they just like the straight forward honesty of the male sex.  From my experience, this is just a bunch... Read more »
By PattyO,
January 10, 2012 at 7:43 pm
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Disability Awareness at the School

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Last week was one of my favorites at my kid’s elementary school.  We do a program on Disability Awareness every year for a solid week for each grade.  The kindergartners get one piece of the program on accepting differences and how we are all essentially the same and a little different.  The older grades programming... Read more »
By PattyO,
October 25, 2011 at 1:35 pm
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Parenting from Outside the Battle

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It may be a matter of great, incisive parenting or it may be just laziness, but I have decided, at least for a couple of days, to let my three kids just “work it out.”  I listen to them fight, one of them screaming, as I take a quick shower.  I can yell, always at... Read more »
By PattyO,
October 12, 2011 at 2:37 pm
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The Sunshine Foundation sends us to Disney World

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My family and I just returned from the most amazing vacation we ever hope to have!  All because of the wonderful people and fabulous contributers to the Sunshine Foundation.  My daughter was awarded her “dream” fromt he foundation in April.  Her dream to see the princesses at Disney World, to ride the rides, to swim... Read more »
By PattyO,
October 10, 2011 at 3:07 pm
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World's Worst Blogger

When I pitched my idea to Chicago Now for my blog, I was so excited and full of energy.  It seemed like everywhere I turned there was another great thing to blog about, something I truly wanted to share.  But then I never got to my computer with a clear mind to get them done... Read more »
By PattyO,
October 8, 2011 at 2:47 pm
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The Last Day of Camp

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I never went to camp as a kid.  Having six kids and a single parent, my Mom could never even conceive of sending one of us to camp.  But my dauhter’s life is very different, thanks to a wonderful man named David.  For the past three years, my daughter has been able to go to... Read more »
By PattyO,
August 13, 2011 at 11:00 am
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Disabilities and Water Sking

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Thanks to two very special groups of people, my daughter, who cannot walk or stand, was able to water ski like every other kid on Tuesday !  Not even “like every other kid,” actually better than most kids I know. Adaptive Adventures and GLASA (Great Lakes Adaptive Sports) make all of this possible and provided... Read more »
By PattyO,
August 7, 2011 at 8:11 pm
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A Different Kind of Summer

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I have to make some admissions.  I spent the first few weeks (ok, month and a half) of this summer on the run.  I had all three kids in different camps, in three different towns, going on different days and different hours.  Good Plan.  I also had made a great big summer therapy schedule for... Read more »
By PattyO,
July 23, 2011 at 1:19 pm
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Walking Through Water

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When I picked up my little girl, Shea, at camp last week, she was absolutely bursting with news.  Between her and her Keshet helper, Sydney, there was a contest to see who could be happier about the news. My little girl had experienced 5 days of camp and was on her third day of therapy... Read more »
By PattyO,
July 22, 2011 at 1:12 pm
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Bored To Sleep

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By PattyO,
July 12, 2011 at 4:36 pm
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