This week: what if you had a toddler who never grew up? All that stuff you do, busting your tail to care for them -- what if you could never stop doing that? How long could you last?
Read More#82: Here's the Deal (Intellectual Disabilities Part 1)
This week: an epic fail. It happened because I wasn't ready. I have a speech about Tess and it isn't finished. But it needs to be.
Read More#81: Tess's Island
This week: trip or vacation? Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip. To an island. And it's longer than a 3-hour tour.
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#80: Keys to the DeLorean
This week, if I knew then what I know now. Three things that I wish I could hop into a Delorean and go back to like 2012 and whisper into my own ear.
Read More#79: I'm On To You, Mike
This week, I talk about Mike Posner's "I Took a Pill In Ibiza," special ed directors, and fighting. Lots of fighting.
Read More#78: Camper Tess
This week: Tess is a camper. She went to day camp and I was there to see it all. What's camp like for our girl?
Read More#77: If You Are Still Breathing, Vacation Is Good
This week: Little Big Horn. Waterloo. Actium. And Bar Harbor, Maine. Sites of some of the greatest defeats ever. Can we avoid disaster with Tess this year?
Read More#76: The Golden Days of MC Hammer
This week: Joan shows us more ways that she kicks ass. And I wax nostalgic for July days, lake swims, and MC Hammer.
Read More#75: Top 5 Funniest Tess Moments
This week: the top 5 funniest Tess moments of all time.
Read More#74: A Test We Actually Enjoy Taking
This week, does Tess have autism? And given her vision issues, can we ever really know this for sure?
Read More#73: Safe from Mosquitoes and Other Badness
This week, a group of heroes in Maine. They aren't busting bad guys on rooftops. They're in classrooms, one at a time. And they're on Tess's side.
Read More#72: Tess Doesn't Like Frozen
This week, who is Tess? What sort of girl is she? And what happens when she gets her first purse?
Read More#71: A Sherman Tank Instead of an Elevator
This week, a special report: we're giving Tess an extra tight squeeze when we hug her. And we have a very good reason for this.
Read More#70: Apple vs My Car
This week, when something disastrous happens, you gotta call it a mixed blessing. Because in this case, it actually is.
Read More#69: The Closest Match Yet
This week, Tess is a media star. She's all over the place. Which is nice. But there's a way that the snowballing effect helps her, and us, like never before.
Read More#68: Special Is An Understatement
This week: there's a finish line in front of Tess. Within sight. She's been inching towards it for years. Is this the week when she finally crosses it?
Read More#67: A Bad Break
This week: it's a sunny morning in Connecticut. In an instant, without warning, something dreadful happens. Our family ceases to be boring. And our spring changes completely.
Read More#66: How Not to Get the Crazies at Work
This week: it's the hardest job I've ever had--being home with Tess. What happens when I add another job?
Read More#65: Somebody at Recess Loves You
This week: is Tess loved and accepted by her classmates? Bullied? Stared at and avoided? Let's find out.
Read More#64: What Some Dude Said about My Wife
This week: a guy on a curb said something about my wife. But I didn't slug him. Because he was right.
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