“There are concerns about Nasir” she claimed, as she singled me out in the middle of the classroom, in front of teachers, parents, and other kids. I was shocked and angered, I expected more professionalism from someone in her position. A conversation like this surely required privacy so the parent can digest the information. She…
Gosh, I remember being a new mother. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing, how to do it, and if it was even right?! Too many people had opinions, whether you wanted it or not, and those same people also made you feel so small while you were trying to figure out who…
I have absolutely no idea how Speech and Language Therapy was run in a pre-Covid-19 world, but let me tell you, post-Covid-19 was not as I expected it to be. Of course, throughout lockdowns, it was all on me as was any of the work when Nasir was at home. I had thought that there…
I remember Nasir’s first proper word; Poppy! This, of course was outside of the standard “Mama” or “Dada”. He was about 2, loved watching Trolls, and he turned around from his seat in front of me and said POPPY! I can’t tell you how monumental it felt and how joyous I was. Wait… There’s A…
The Assessment. When we found out our oldest son had Global Development Delay, I was shocked. Of course, I knew something was going on, he didn’t speak normally, but I only suspected an issue with his speech, and naturally I assumed with speech development would come better understanding of instructions or conversation. For this, we…
Allow me to introduce myself… I am Iron M… Look, yes, I know, the dad jokes will be STRONG here. Please, don’t go away just yet! I’ve got so many more bad jokes and pop culture references to unload before you do… If I had a TV show about my family, it would most likely…