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What’s something most people don’t understand? We try to have awareness days and awareness months! But give corporate something they would use it to their advantage the best! We have done Sensory Santa and Sensory Easter Bunny. By the way the ones at these malls are not free! Disney is really autism friendly. They understand…
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How has technology changed your job? I should invest in a roomba vaccum. I think that is one place technology has entered for household work! Otherwise I am still doing things same way the past 3 decades. Cooking, washing and cleaning. By the way we do not use any kind of food delivery app. We…
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How often do you say “no” to things that would interfere with your goals? I went back to look at what I wrote two years back for the same prompt. It was interesting read for me. Our house was a mess with construction and my OCD boy was overwhelmed. I wrote I had wishes than…
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What’s a secret skill or ability you have or wish you had? Make other people listen to me and act according to my wishes 😀😀😀! (Especially my immediate family). Conveying our thoughts to others is a great skill. Not hurting people while we talk is also a great skill. In fact, our mood of the…
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When my boy was little, he had tough time falling asleep. We used to drive him in our car around our neighborhood and that calmed him down. I think many people would have experienced it even with typical kids. We understood my boy also loved long distance travel and we used to drive to lot…
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What is your favorite type of weather? My dad and my husband love to watch the weather channel! My younger one too was crazy growing up. We have had favorite weather forecasters in our house. One forecaster used to say the temperature in the 70s (f) or 20 (c) was the best with sunny skies!…
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Yesterday we scratched off Great Smoky Mountains from our National parks chart! Yes, it’s more than two weeks since we came back from that trip. It was done only yesterday. Smoky Mountains were also featured in National Landmarks! So another scratch off. I had ordered a National Park Passport. It arrived yesterday. I thought this…
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Who was your most influential teacher? Why? We all have our role models in our life. Teachers influence us to make great decisions. It may not be addressed to one individual but for a group and we catch up on it. But nothing can prepare you for a life like mine and so many parents…
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What do you wish you could do more every day? There are days my boy learns and grasps things better tham other days. When my energy is limited on those days I have a feeling I could have helped him more. Few days back, was one of those days. Yes, teaching my boy a new…
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It was 80 degrees yesterday. Then the temperature dropped and we are much more seasonal with rain and clouds. The sun tried to peak out but really lost to the clouds. But as I walked along the trail yesterday, I noticed wild flowers. The daffodils and tulips are showing up their faces too! I don’t…
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What tattoo do you want and where would you put it? When I was growing up we had a maid servant who had tatoos. I remember her every time this prompt pops up! The sixteen year old girl in a movie secretly tatooing her sweet heart’s name and her dad finding about it and getting…
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What is one word that describes you? I wanted to do the A to Z blogging this April. I really had something in my mind. But I have taken upon one too many tasks for me and my boy. I feel I can’t chew one more activity. My boy didn’t want me to cook yesterday.…
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What was the best compliment you’ve received? There were two Rishis in anciemt India. Sage Vishwamitra and Safe Vasishta. Both were in constant argument and to put it lightly they were not friends. But Sage Viswamitra wanted to get the title “Bramha Rishi” title and he really craved to get it from Sage Vasishta only.…
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You’re going on a cross-country trip. Airplane, train, bus, car, or bike? I have been watching a lot of train videos on YouTube! I am in love with them. When I was little my dad took us on trips. We have traveled to all 3 major metro cities in India by train. Every summer we…
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Who is the most confident person you know? I know many people who have made confident decisions. That can’t make them THE confident person. Confidence in one thing can’t be made universal! I have no confidence singing alone amd zero confidence to dance. That doesn’t make me a person with no confidence. I checked the…
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It’s been a week we spring forwarded! I successfully changed the time in my car! We never do it! And yes, my oven one has also been changed. By the way we cannot have our clocks chamged when the car is running! I changed it at a signal. I was in the passenger seat and…
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What strategies do you use to cope with negative feelings? Feeling down is common for all. Remaining in that mode is not good. For me prayers help. I read through a chapter of Sundara Kandam of Ramayanam and it really helps me. The entire Section of Sundara Kandam deals with Lord Hanuman in search of…
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What activities do you lose yourself in? When you are a caretaker of a person you can’t let go of your guard. My son has severe behavior and sensory issues he needs a watchful eye all the time. When I was in the hospital with my newborn younger one my dad was babysitting my special…
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What movies or TV series have you watched more than 5 times? I wrote for this prompt two years ago! It was NCIS that I have watched multiple times. Anyhow my Samsung TV now has ION channels for free and I can watch re runs of Midsomer Murder, Criminal and Bones multiple times 😀😀! The…
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We went in search of wild bears but just saw man made ones. The drive was long and the time was short, yet we achieved a lot the past weekend. Another National Park scratched off from our bucket list. The Mommy in me pushed my boy to his limits. I would say, he is the…
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