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Leanne Menzo
Feb 11, 20214 min read
Advice
Dear Addie, For those of us navigating this journey, we find ourselves seeking advice at just about every stage on our path, not only to...
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Leanne Menzo
Feb 4, 20214 min read
Snuggles
Dear Addie, I’m sure many stay-at-home parents will agree that our days can often feel, for lack of a better word… exhausting, and like...
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Leanne Menzo
Jan 28, 20216 min read
A Game Of Clue
Dear Addie, And all your distraught little voice could say was “a purple? A purple? A purple?” Each time you said it sounded increasingly...
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Leanne Menzo
Jan 21, 20215 min read
Snug As A Bug In A...
Dear Addie, I never realized how much I enjoyed sleep until I was an adult, no wait a mother, no no a mother of an autistic child - yeah...
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Leanne Menzo
Jan 14, 20213 min read
Besties
Dear Addie, There’s no denying we are living in a digital world. It's true, technology has become a consistent piece in our current...
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Leanne Menzo
Jan 7, 20216 min read
Daddy
Dear Addie, I just want to start by saying you have the best daddy ever. Like ever, ever. I know what you are thinking, “well, duh...
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Leanne Menzo
Dec 31, 20204 min read
A New Years Resolution
Dear Addie, And then it was over. Poof. The year we thought would never end... has. A year so full of loss - both physical and emotional,...
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Leanne Menzo
Dec 24, 20204 min read
Blessings
Dear Addie, On the first day of Christmas (break) autism gave to me... a "Wreck It Ralph" sized meltdown over pee... True story. If...
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Leanne Menzo
Dec 17, 20205 min read
Chasing "Fine"
Dear Addie, Something they don’t tell parents when they start this journey is just how many times they will feel positive they're doing...
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Leanne Menzo
Dec 10, 20205 min read
Almost 14 Years
Dear Addie, Poof... and just like *that* we were being escorted to a back room seemingly tucked away from the main dining area. A room...
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Leanne Menzo
Dec 3, 20205 min read
Melting
Dear Addie, Parenting hands down is the greatest thing I’ve done in my life thus far (well next to marrying daddy of course!). It...
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Leanne Menzo
Nov 26, 20205 min read
We Were The Lucky Ones
Dear Addie, As this year continues to test our adaptability, some things remain unchanged. We have officially made it to my favorite...
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Leanne Menzo
Nov 19, 20206 min read
The Doorbell
Dear Addie, Someone rang the doorbell. Now I don’t know what happens in other homes when someone comes to the door, but at our house, all...
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Leanne Menzo
Nov 12, 20204 min read
Lewis And Clark
Dear Addie, 3, 2, 1. iPads down, TV off, let’s get outside! Operation Fresh Air & Peace is underway and it couldn’t have come at a better...
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Leanne Menzo
Nov 5, 20205 min read
Banana Banana Meatball
Dear Addie, I often refer to our lives in storybook chapters. Having said that, I feel like this year has had by far the most & longest...
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Leanne Menzo
Oct 29, 20206 min read
Forget It
Dear Addie, It all started with a gift. It’s said that the older you get, the more you realize material things don’t matter and an...
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Leanne Menzo
Oct 22, 20203 min read
Masked Exposure
Dear Addie, I can count on one hand the places you’ve been outside of our house since March or dare I say since the end of February when...
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Leanne Menzo
Oct 15, 20203 min read
Corduroy
Dear Addie, This week (Wednesday to be exact) I walked into your toy room to tidy things up. The scene is like Groundhogs Day to me with...
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Leanne Menzo
Oct 8, 20203 min read
Team Edward
Dear Addie, This week you calmly walked downstairs looking every bit like a lead character in the Vampire Twilight Series with blood...
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Leanne Menzo
Oct 1, 20203 min read
The Sea-Saw
Dear Addie, There are plenty of things that are unsaid from those before us on this journey - the things they don’t tell you and you find...
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