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Pneumostome

May 15, 2018 — 2 Comments

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Acceptance is a far off destination.

April 25, 2018 — 0 Comments

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Kelso Kids: Pooflinger Paparazzi

Kelso Kids: Pooflinger Paparazzi

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"I'm a big kid now. I'll have to do stuff on'ed my own and...yeah, stuff like that. 'Cause I'm a big kid." Officially graduated kindergarten. . Nora's old preschool teacher and our family friend, @melissaj.demers, came to cheer her on and got the biggest smile out of her when she surprised her. . Friends and family cheered for her and she radiated pride. It feels as if we have completed an arduous journey after so much struggle, doubts, growth, and revelations. Trauma, diagnosis, advocacy, more diagnosis, adapting; it's hard to find your footing let alone feel you've made progress yet she has. . I managed to keep it together and not cry until her teacher talked about how much she loved having her this year, flat out loved her, and I started to tear up. Then she thanked me for my help and complimented my parenting. The dam was breaking. . Then Nora read the final lunch note of the year that I wrote to her. It was attached to a photo of me holding her right after her birth. She held the photo gently, reverently, clasped it to herself, hugged me and simply said, "I love you, mama." Then, I started to cry. . . . #imnotcryingyourecrying #kindergartengraduation #loveourteachers #autism #mylovelyweirdos #kelsokids #kelsokidspooflingerpaparazi

Our "Firework" at the Talent Show!! Katy Perry never sounded better or more adorable. . Amazed every day that this wondrous person is born from me. She was so brave, confident,...put her in front of hundreds of people she's good! Ask her to talk a new person, #@!& NO! I'm grateful to be in her world. . I'm not crying, Janice, YOU ARE!! 😢 It's the lights, really....shut up. . . . #gobsmacked #autism #biglightslittlekid #autismforthewin #mylovelyweirdos #kelsokids #kelsokidspooflingerpaparazi

"Dress as someone you love" day at school. Nora chose to be her teacher. I'm biased, but it was adorable! . Someone stopped me and asked if I was offended that she didn't dress like me. I responded, "No, she doesn't have enough stained clothes with holes to pull it off." . . #weloveteachers #showthelove #neverstoplearning #lovetrumpshate #kelsokids #kelsokidspooflingerpaparazi

Long overdue, much needed, break away from kids...

Say hello to our little friends! That's right, geckos! We're evening out the scales within our house's ecosystem by introducing house geckos and preying manti to avoid bug poison and traps. . Our nearly 100 yr old house is full of spiders and ants. These new additions to our household will hopefully bring things back in balance. If anything, they're entertaining the kids as they speed across the walls catching the spiders. . Next up, the two egg cases of preying manti will hatch in two weeks. All 400 of them! . . . #naturalexterminators #housegeckos #leapinlizards #preyingmantis #vengeanceisnigh #hatchinghavoc #householdecosystem #kelsokids #scienceisfun #kelsokidspooflingerpaparazi

New post! See link in bio, www.kelsokids.org, "Pneumostome". Because don't we all wish sometimes that we had a big hole on our back to breathe out of? . . . #gastropods #asdacceptance #gastropodsofinstagram #autismforthewin #autism #autismacceptance #kelsokids #kelsokidspooflingerpaparazi

Late on writing, behind on everything, overwhelmed by life yet managed to take a selfie on Mother's Day after not showering for five days and being haggard from Owen waking every three hours throughout the night for a week. Happy Mother's Day everyone. . . . #justhangingon #autism #dreadingsummer #adhd #adultingsucks #kelsokids #kelsokidspooflingerpaparazi #MomGoals #MomSquad #MomLife #AmazonLovesMoms

Mother's Day weekend. I dread it every year. Let's rename it "Caretaker Appreciation Day", shall we? Here's to all of you, and all of us, that work tirelessly in dedication to supporting and caring for others and those we love. Give them chocolate today at least, for f#*&$ sake. . So many struggles lately. Much to share but at the moment I'm in the thick of IEP and IFSP battles. . On a lighter note... Nora: "How do you spell "day" again?" Before I can respond. Owen: "Day, d-a-y." (Nora and I gaped at each other like fish.) . Never underestimate the power of believing in someone. . . . #mylovelyweirdos #siblinglove #specialneedsmom #iepssuck #ifsphell #kelsokids #autism #kelsokidspooflingerpaparazi #MomGoals #MomSquad #MomLife #AmazonLovesMoms

Ever wake up and immediately feel exhausted, tearful with gratitude, yet internally telling yourself, "I'm so mad at my husband that I'm going to watch Westworld without him..."- type of days? No, Brenda? Well FU too! . Adulting sucks...BUT CAKE DOESN'T!! Yay! . . . #westworldrules #pmsfest #brendasaretheworst #sorrybrenda #notsorry #atypicalmom #saysfuckalot #autismmom #kelsokids #kelsokidspooflingerpaparazzi #yogapantsunderstand

New post! (See bio for link) Parenting, it doesn't always get easier but it's always different. . Read about me screwing up, making up, and teaching my kids bad words to fight bullies....wait a minute. . . . #isuckatthis #parentinghacks #parentingblues #autism #autismacceptance #bullies #mylovelyweirdos #bullying #specialandproud #turdalert #neurodiversity #kelsokids #kelsokidspooflingerpaparazzi

"No more McQueen," he said. I'm pretty sure I heard my jaw hit the floor. His four year obsession might be coming to an end! . So many changes happening so quickly with our kids. Is it the season? Is it in the air? Is it their ages? Is it the ABM? Who knows!! . . #gobsmacked #mcqueenlove #fixationcomplete #asd #adhd #autismacceptance #kelsokids #abm #anatbanielmethod #neuromovement #kelsokidspooflingerpaparazzi

"I do it, I do it! I blows da' flower!" To all my neighbors and their new dandelions, you're welcome. 😊 To the lady walking the poodle who got mad at us, are you kidding me?! Weren't you ever a kid? . Owen is obsessed with dispersing seeds and loves dandelions. I don't bother picking our weeds anymore because they're built in entertainment for our kids. . Besides, we only scatter the seeds on our lawn. If your dog poops on our lawn and we happen to scatter seeds on your lawn it's because we like to share as much as you do. . . . #seedfluff #simplepleasures #magicofchildhood #adhdfueled #kelsokids #autismforthewin #ineedcoffee #mamabear #kelsokidspooflingerpaparazi

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