I recently threw up my hands in futile dispair and and had to end a conversation with someone who displayed such ignorance about disability issues and his own privilege that there was just nowhere to begin with him. There are a lot of people who read this blog who are far removed from disability culture [...]
…but this time as a spectator, not a participant. After my experience at GDB last year, Big N withdrew his application and we just decided to go back to our old school, GDF, in Smithtown, NY. The thought of having two dogs and three kids in one house is something I am not fully excited [...]
It’s been so log since I’ve blogged! Mostly because I’m bogged down with life. Here are a few quick updates to catch up and then I have a kid/homeschool post to write. Guide Dogs This is just an interesting aside. Another member of my guide dog class (of ten) had to retire her dog for [...]
I got some news today about what became of my guide dog I had to give up, M2. It is kind of surprising how much this news made me happy and sort of helped me put closure on the whole guide dog debacle of ‘o9. I had been trying to keep tabs on her progress, [...]
Wow wow wow. Has this summer been full of epic fail in many ways. My birth control failed. My wedding failed. My guide dog failed. My computer failed. Well, I’ve written enough about my birth control failure (and impending pregnancy) and my failed wedding. My computer deal is that, ironically while at guide dog school, [...]
