Kindness Unexpected
Hereās a message* I received back in January which gave me a sense of hope for the year that was starting : Hello Mrs. Daniella, how are you. You probably donāt remember me, itās been 22 years since I...Read More →
Random Things to Be Thankful For
I love the Thanksgiving holiday. Whatās not to like about heaps of yummy food shared with family and friends and taking the time to reflect on what we are (or ought to be) grateful for? Thereās no...Read More →
My Scoliosis: The Time I Decided to Never Cry Again
āI will never cry again,ā was the closing sentence of my college admissions essay. Thirty-five years have passed since that essay and I can summon how I felt and what I experienced during that time of...Read More →
Autistic Ingenuity: 6 Highly Effective Strategies to Get What You Want
It takes Diegoās cousin Eugenia (whoās the same age as him) a few text messages to arrange an outing to a bar with friends in Manhattan. Should Eugenia decide to work remotely from Mexico City for a...Read More →
My Hamilton Obsession
I became obsessed with the musical Hamilton when it was released on Disney+ a few months into the pandemic. Given the lockdown and all, I watched it to my heartās content, surely annoying my husband...Read More →
What I Think about When I See a Homeless Person
I live in a medium-sized upscale town with no visible homelessness, so I donāt often come across homeless people. When I write homeless, by the way, I mean people you might see in the streets of big...Read More →
The Power of Prayer: It’s Not What You Think!
Iām too skeptical or lacking in faith to believe God intercedes when we invoke him in prayer. I mean, if I were to ask God, āPlease, God,Ā donāt let my son be one of the unnamed casualties from this...Read More →
Dear Mother of an Autistic Child: Thereās No Need to Panic
Hi there fellow mom, I too have an autistic child, except heās not a child anymore. His nameās Diego and heās 27. Youāll go through various stages when it comes to how you view your child and his autism....Read More →
3 Reasons to Never Say āI Didnāt Have Timeā
Diego, my 27-year-old autistic son, is the only person I know who never uses āI didnāt have timeā as an excuse or explanation for what he does or does not do.Ā Come to think of it, Iāve never even heard...Read More →
Ageism: We’re ALL Ageist
Our friends Ana and Pedro came over one night to toast their purchase of a new home. They were really excited about the renovations they were planning, the shrubs theyād plant, the generator theyād...Read More →