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Pain is In the Eye of the Beholder…Part 1
(Because this post is too long, I am going to split it into 2 parts, one now and one in a few days. I don’t want anyone out there reading to get bored, you know! If you want to be sure to read the...
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Pain is in the Eye of the Beholder…Part 2
(I apologize in advance for this post not being in my usual upbeat prose, but the topic is a serious one. Please feel free to click away…) I mentioned in Part 1 that 2 of my sons have a high pain...
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Her PTSD caused MY PTSD
I like to write breezy, optimistic posts. I am generally a breezy, optimistic person. However, I also write this blog for my own stress relief. so readers are going to have to bear with me for this...
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The Ups and Downs of Multiple Personality Disorder
Angel developed dissociative identity disorder during his early childhood. The abuse he endured was so horrific that when he was being abused, a separate personality was born so that he would not have...
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Stress Busters…
Thoughts on things I do to reduce stress and remain sane while raising 5 children with disabilities: Ø I buy each person in my family their own brand of socks. That way, matching them and giving...
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Living with Dissociative Identity Disorder
My 15 year old son, Angel, was diagnosed with ADHD, (inability to pay attention in class, his mind “wandered”, he couldn’t keep on the topic,) Reactive Attachment Disorder, (inability to bond with...
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Raising 5 Kids With Disabilities and Remaining Sane
Raising 5 Kids With Disabilities and Remaining Sane BlogMy name is Lindsey Petersen and I am the proud mother of five wonderful, very interesting children. Four also happen to have disabilities, but...
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The Apple Tree Message
Just so we don’t take life too casually and forget that Angel has dissociative identity disorder, every now and then something happens to snap us back into the realization that Angel has many “parts”,...
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Lets Agree to Disagree…Mental Illness and Violence
I recently received a response from a blog colleague who’s beliefs are different than mine. It is normal for people to have different views on things, and everyone’s views are welcome. This is my...
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Let Them See You in Me
My youngest son, Angel, has not been the topic of much of my writing. For some reason, I shelter him and his Dissociative Identity Disorder. It is an insidious mental illness which developed because...
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The GPS is Set to Home
I don’t write much about my son, Angel, who has dissociative identity disorder. It seems to be such a sensationalized topic in the media that I don’t want to trot him out to add to the scrutiny. The...
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“If You Look for the Goodness in Your Children, Good Things Will Happen”
My dear friends and readers, Please excuse this commercial interruption of your regular reading. If you enjoy reading my blog, you will LOVE reading my book! The Apple Tree: Raising 5 Kids With...
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