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Leanne Menzo
Jul 1, 20215 min read
Yes
Dear Addie, You’re Invited. Two words loaded with such joy and yet a depth of anxiety. An opportunity of the inclusion we long for on...
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Leanne Menzo
Jun 24, 20214 min read
Paving The Way
Dear Addie, 5 years ago, we were approaching the end of the school year and I found myself having left the most desperate voicemail on a...
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Leanne Menzo
Jun 17, 20213 min read
Lemonade
Dear Addie, “Addie, tell mom I’m a 5th grader now!” Those were the words your teacher spoke as you walked your way out on the last day of...
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Leanne Menzo
Jun 10, 20217 min read
"Oh Brush My Teeff"
Dear Addie, 2016. It was 2016 the last time you visited a dentist. Now as embarrassing as that may be to admit as your parents, we had...
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Leanne Menzo
Jun 3, 20215 min read
Forward
Dear Addie, I know what you are probably thinking… Dear Mom, Where do we go from here? Well, my dear the answer is always… forward! Let’s...
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Leanne Menzo
May 27, 20215 min read
The Wonder
Dear Addie, Did I ever tell you that you didn’t cry when you were born? It’s true, after only 20 minutes of us arriving at the hospital...
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Leanne Menzo
May 20, 20213 min read
Memories
Dear Addie, There comes a time in life as parents where we stop and realize just how fast life has gone by. Our thoughts become consumed...
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Leanne Menzo
May 13, 20213 min read
Storms
Dear Addie, “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, but learning to dance in the rain.” This quote has always made sense to me...
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Leanne Menzo
May 6, 20214 min read
More
Dear Addie, This week you needed more. Ask anyone who is parenting multiple children and they’ll tell you it’s kind of like “which child...
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Leanne Menzo
Apr 29, 20213 min read
A Compassionate Approach
Dear Addie, Compassionate. A social worker used that word with me this week when discussing a plan of care for you and I almost melted...
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Leanne Menzo
Apr 22, 20214 min read
Sous Chef
Dear Addie, I think it’s pretty safe to say that as humans, even without what are considered the traditional means of communication, we...
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Leanne Menzo
Apr 15, 20216 min read
G.O.A.T
Dear Addie, With spring break having gone, well, horrible. It begged the question, how exactly was a holiday on the heels of that going...
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Leanne Menzo
Apr 8, 20214 min read
Draw Four
Dear Addie, And there I was picking up all the UNO cards you had tossed so carelessly about the backyard. Emotions were flooding through...
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Leanne Menzo
Apr 1, 20212 min read
Awareness
Dear Addie, And then it was April and with that comes yet another autism awareness month on our journey. A month filled with a mixed bag...
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Leanne Menzo
Mar 25, 20216 min read
A Vision Of Success
Dear Addie, I think you’d be hard-pressed to find a parent that gets excited about going to the doctor, let alone taking one of their...
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Leanne Menzo
Mar 18, 20215 min read
A Crayon Shirt
Dear Addie, We had a rough weekend (who am I kidding, week really). It was one of those weekends where we couldn’t catch our breath...
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Leanne Menzo
Mar 11, 20212 min read
Everything Is More
Dear Addie, This week we celebrated yet another milestone birthday, big brother Gabe became a teenager (gulp)! With it being his special...
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Leanne Menzo
Mar 4, 20215 min read
Jealousy
Dear Addie, While we may be on this journey together you, my dear, will always hold the most important part in all this as our leader in...
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Leanne Menzo
Feb 25, 20212 min read
Tiana
Dear Addie, Since we began our parenthood journey (and if I’m being honest, more so when we headed down the autism path) there are more...
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Leanne Menzo
Feb 18, 20213 min read
Tip Toeing
Dear Addie, One day years from now we will all have the same chapters in our life’s story - before, during, and after the pandemic. And...
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