Cheryl presents Mania posted at Finding My Way: Journey of an Uppity Intellectual Activist Crip.
Been to a support group lately? And I said to her, Have You Got a Problem? The Question of Disclosure posted at Ramping It Up: Children w disabilities, opinions, books.
Dora Raymaker runs through some of the cliches of "news" stories about autism Autism - Change.org: Boring Autism Newsfeed Classification 101 posted at Autism-Change.org.
Lydia presents Deaf/Hearing Relationships posted at Dancing Denali.
Dark Angel presents What an Inspiration! posted at Cleverly Disguised as a Responsible Adult.
Laura Gilmour presents The Animal Song posted at Touched By an Alien: Life as I Know It.
Disability's Common Problem posted at NTs Are Weird.
Amanda presents "Intentional" communities...not. posted at Ballastexistenz.
Paula presents How Heavy is Hair? posted at E. is for Epilepsy by Paula Apodaca.
Lastly, a video clip from Sesame street My Dad's Racing posted at WHEELIE CATHOLIC.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Disability Blog Carnival
I will be hosting the 57th Disability Blog Carnival here on Thursday, June 10th. The theme will be Family Reunion. Please submit your blogging entries to: reimerreasonblog@aol.com by June 8th.
Bring your favorite "dish" to share and we'll be expecting you next week!
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Where Everybody Knows Your Name
"Be glad there's one place in the world
Where Everybody Knows Your Name
And they're always glad you came
You wanna go where people know
People are all the same
You wanna go Where Everybody Knows Your Name" Cheers
Besides school and his work program, Kellen regularly visits a couple of places "where everybody knows his name". This morning I observed him handing out programs and greeting people at church. He gives attendees a program no matter if they want one or not. Go out to get coffee and come back?....get another program. Taking a bathroom break?...get a second program upon your return. Just try to get by Kellen without receiving a program...it's not easy.
Many of the people at church are very gracious and have gotten to know Kellen. He shakes their hand or pats them on the back and calls them "Tough Guy" or if they are small, "Little Chief". Since today was a special day, he was sure to wish people a "Happy Mother's Day." Church is one of those places where he feels comfortable and he knows far more people than I do. Church is a place where everybody knows his name.
Kellen also goes to the health club with his dad every weekend. They make the rounds between sauna, jacuzzi, steam room, and swimming pool. Nearly all of the employees and many of the members know Kellen by name. They enjoy his company, and Kellen does not ask much of them. Last night there were three men sitting by the jacuzzi....Sweet Husband calls them Kellen's Korean Godfathers. When Kellen walked into the room all three of them smiled and waved. Kellen went over and shook their hands. He feels a sense of acceptance and belonging at the club...everybody knows his name...everybody's glad he came.
Where Everybody Knows Your Name
And they're always glad you came
You wanna go where people know
People are all the same
You wanna go Where Everybody Knows Your Name" Cheers
Besides school and his work program, Kellen regularly visits a couple of places "where everybody knows his name". This morning I observed him handing out programs and greeting people at church. He gives attendees a program no matter if they want one or not. Go out to get coffee and come back?....get another program. Taking a bathroom break?...get a second program upon your return. Just try to get by Kellen without receiving a program...it's not easy.
Many of the people at church are very gracious and have gotten to know Kellen. He shakes their hand or pats them on the back and calls them "Tough Guy" or if they are small, "Little Chief". Since today was a special day, he was sure to wish people a "Happy Mother's Day." Church is one of those places where he feels comfortable and he knows far more people than I do. Church is a place where everybody knows his name.
Kellen also goes to the health club with his dad every weekend. They make the rounds between sauna, jacuzzi, steam room, and swimming pool. Nearly all of the employees and many of the members know Kellen by name. They enjoy his company, and Kellen does not ask much of them. Last night there were three men sitting by the jacuzzi....Sweet Husband calls them Kellen's Korean Godfathers. When Kellen walked into the room all three of them smiled and waved. Kellen went over and shook their hands. He feels a sense of acceptance and belonging at the club...everybody knows his name...everybody's glad he came.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Weeds
After work tonight I went into the backyard to do some planting and weeding. As I was pulling dandelions I thought about how much I despise weeds. Even when they are out of the ground...they still irritate my eyes.
I had amassed quite a pile of weeds when my mind wandered back to when Kellen was in second grade. His inclusive classroom put on a Spring musical and to my surprise, Kellen and a couple of his friends were cast as "Bad Weeds". They were dressed as cool rappers wearing camo and sang, "We are the Weeds. We're Cool. We are the Weeds. Weeds Rule! Weeds!"
That was a great memory. Maybe weeds aren't so bad after all.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Duh
Kellen has this thing for remembering when movies were released. It comes from watching movie trailers at the theatre. At the end they always state the date a new movie will be released in a big, booming voice. Years later he will randomly say, "Spiderman 2, May 4th".
Yesterday, we were riding in the car and we hear Kellen say excitedly from the backseat, "Coming in December!"
Sweet Husband asks from the front seat, "What's coming in December?"
Kellen replies, "Christmas!"
Yesterday, we were riding in the car and we hear Kellen say excitedly from the backseat, "Coming in December!"
Sweet Husband asks from the front seat, "What's coming in December?"
Kellen replies, "Christmas!"
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