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Latest blog posts from Freak Parade

It’s Days Like This I Am Convinced On The Whole Global Warming Thing
Yeah, so I disappeared there again. My kids and I have started back on our normal homeschool schedule this week, but that didn’t stop them from trying to squeeze every last bit of fun they could into this summer. It has been about a billion degrees around here lately, making the normal bike... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

All Shook Up
Once again, it has been awhile since I’ve written. Things have just been kind of blah around the Freak Parade household. Several things have contributed to that. The first thing being, the death of a man named Christopher Laurie, son of Pastor Greg Laurie. While I did not know him personally,... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

When You Look Up “Asshat” in the Dictionary……
    Anybody else out there familiar with the latest blathering by Michael Savage? I had the unfortunate experience of actually hearing him on Larry King Live…..which I generally do not watch, but The Husband happened to be. Hooray for me. Now I wasn’t going to waste too much time on this... Read more...
Published 3 months ago

The Places We Have Come To Fear The Most
Bonus points to anyone who knows the song the title is referencing. Okay, because anxiety is such a huge, huge factor in The Boy’s Asperger’s Syndrome, for installment number two of our Day In the Life of The Boy, I thought I would cover some of the fears that he wrestles with on a daily... Read more...
Published 3 months ago

But He Doesn’t *Look* Like He Has Autism
This past week has brought several occasions where I have needed to share with someone that The Boy has Asperger’s Syndrome. Nine times out of ten, when this situation arises, I am told, “But, he doesn’t look like he has autism.” or “Really? I wouldn’t even have known by looking at... Read more...
Published 3 months ago

A Man With A Death Wish
So you read about my tae kwon do experience, right? Well, now it is worth mentioning that the instructor who teaches The Girl, is kind of hot….. If you think the whole: attractive, athletic, sexy accent, terrific with kids, great smelling, funny, former Olympic team member (yes, really) thing... Read more...
Published 3 months ago

Broken…But Bendy
So, in an effort to lose the 15 or so pounds I have gained this year, and get healthier…I decided to give tae kwon do a try, like The Girl. I had my very first class yesterday. And, um…yeah. I’m fairly certain I’ve broken myself. I am sore in places I didn’t even know had muscles. But... Read more...
Published 3 months ago

My Daughter, The Delicate Flower
So I may have mentioned that The Girl has the immune system of a gnat gets sick fairly often. Well, she also has this thing where she overheats fairly easily…..like a Volkswagen in August (if you’ve ever owned a VW, you know exactly what I mean). Her tiny, little body has just never been very... Read more...
Published 3 months ago

All Quiet on the Western Front
I told myself I was going to get back to writing here regularly. Now it has been a week since I last wrote, and I can’t think of a single thing I want to write about. Which is kind of funny, because in person, I never shut up. I do enjoy hearing myself talk, but apparently that same feeling... Read more...
Published 4 months ago

So, What About The Boy?
So, with all of my sketchy blogging habits, as of late, you may or may not have noticed the lack of posts about The Boy…well, more specifically, The Asperger’s. Basically, I just got to a point where I needed to reevaluate what I write about The Boy, out of concerns for his privacy. Turns... Read more...
Published 4 months ago