katrina

-- mom, wife, friend -- honest & understanding --

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Storyteller series now available on my YouTube channel & at katrinaisamom.com!! Check out my book on Amazon 🌈

Storyteller series now available on my YouTube channel & at katrinaisamom.com!! Check out my book on Amazon 🌈

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❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 . . Understanding change. Being flexible. It seems so simple, but man is it hard. This guy had 8 things different at school yesterday. 8! He listened. He accepted. He asked questions. Some things were totally unknown and I couldn’t prepare him for it, like a different van picking him up for school. He’s learning about himself. How to cope. How to express his thoughts & feelings. How…

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Friendship

Trust, Loyalty, Forgiveness, Acceptance, Laughter, Support, Empathy

All the wonderful makings of a beautiful relationship… friendship. Friendship is hard. It’s hard to find people you whole heartedly trust. People who love you for exactly who you are. People who lift you up and provide endless support. People who share your tears and your joys. People who you miss when they are not near.

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Back to School

It’s back to school time!! Yay! Back to school shopping, prepping, excitement for who’s in whose class. Ha Not so much this year. This year it’s filled with fear, nerves, confusion, and uncertainty. Emotions are running high.

Emotions are running high for my little guy too. He wants to know everything. He loves school! How will it be the same? How will it be different? Will there be whiteboard…

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Parent Advocacy

Today I watched a webinar on the education of children with I.E.P.’s during COVID. I felt it was a great way to prep myself for our upcoming “team” meeting before the school year begins. The entirety of the presentation was made up of questions from parents and caregivers. It was not only informative but gave me this small moment of self-reflection. It really validated the importance of advocacy…

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Just Imagine

The crying. The tantrums. The kicking. The falling to the ground. The feeling of never getting it right. I understand. I see you. I know you’re frustrated. I know it feels hopeless. I know it feels never ending. I know it feels lonely. But imagine how they must feel.

Imagine knowing what you need, but no one knows what that is. Imagine feeling sadness, but no one knows why. Imagine seeing your…

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I hope you understand one day

I hope you understand one day

Understanding (noun)

                A sympathetic awareness or tolerance

When a parent receives a diagnosis, you are so consumed with your own feelings, thoughts, worries, that you may forget about those of family & friends who are also now trying to process. You might be assuming all will be understanding, but that is not always the case. There can be a lot of confusion, misinformation,…

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It's ok.

It’s ok.

It’s ok to be not ok. It’s not ok to be not ok alone.

Life can be hard. Challenges you never imagined, with a future that is unknown. It’s understandable to become overwhelmed, anxious, fearful. It’s ok to say I am not ok. It’s ok to struggle at times. It’s ok to question your role and purpose. It’s ok to not have an answer.

What’s not ok is to have to go through any of those feelings…

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Big & Little Buddies

Big & Little Buddies

Having a second child came with many thoughts, feelings, and questions. It took time for us, but he was very much worth the wait! He brought changes to our family that we never imagined. He has given me the gift of watching two, quite different, children grow. Milestones being reached at various stages.

The gift I was so unsure would happen was the gift of play. Not with me, but for his big…

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I wish

I wish they could see what I can see.

I see a boy who is trying so hard. You see a boy who is distracted.

I see a boy who is just being him, but notices when you see him as different.

I see a boy who loves to sing and dance. You see a boy who hates loud music and crowds.

I see a boy who loves to laugh, but notices when you laugh at him.

I see a boy who loves hugs and attention.…

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Humility

Humility: putting others first by giving up what you think you deserve *

We have officially completed our first week of virtual learning. Every month at my son’s school, they focus on a value, concept, or moral. They have fun activities and assemblies. This month they are highlighting Humility.

To be humble.

How fitting for the times we are living right now. It’s been several weeks since…

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An Unexpected Reminder

When life throws a curve ball, it can be hard to cling to the positives. To see the beautiful in each day. To not allow fear, uncertainty, and anxiety to take over.

Our daily routine has been turned upside down. We’ve had to find a new normal. Create a new schedule. Try our best to meet all our children’s needs within the confinement of our home. All while attempting to stay calm and make…

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Breakthroughs

Seeing your child struggle with things that come so easily to others is painful. My heart aches. I feel frustrated. Not with him. I’m not sure what I’m frustrated with really. But when all that hard work leads to a small breakthrough, a moment where something feels “normal”, it’s an indescribable feeling. Almost like a sigh of relief.

My little guy struggles with loud noises. Not his own. He’s…

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