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The Birthday Monsters

posted Friday February 7th, 2014

The birthday monsters are in town. (Apologies to Sandra Boynton.) I got an email last week from Sophie’s aide: [Sophie's teacher] and I wanted to let you know that we had a talk with Sophie today about her birthday. There have been several occasions recently where Sophie has told a student she was not invited […]


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Soundtrack for a 7-Year-Old

posted Wednesday May 19th, 2010

In two days, Sophie will be 7. This is a really big deal. We’ve been discussing it for months. After a lot of debate (and many family votes) the theme has been chosen: Olivia the Pig. (If you don’t know her, you should –you’d love her.) One nice thing about Olivia is that despite the […]


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Thermostat Issues

posted Monday January 11th, 2010

I’ve come to the conclusion, after this weekend, that it’s as though Sophie’s emotional thermostat is broken. Or at least a bit off. Maybe it’s her social thermostat, rather than emotional. And maybe I shouldn’t say “broken.” I know I shouldn’t say broken. I’m struggling with how to explain it. Saturday afternoon, I took the […]


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