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Continue reading →: “The sweet guide showed me the secrets of the beautiful house”
When we visited Fallingwater, I expected to be amazed by the building itself. The way it seemed to hover above the rushing water and blend perfectly into the forest made it feel like it had always been part of nature. The sound of the falls below, the smell of damp…
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Continue reading →: “We are trying to say we love the falls”
To most people, Niagara Falls is the kind of place you dream about visiting — roaring waterfalls wrapped in mist, shimmering rainbows in the sunlight, and a sense of wonder that hums in the air. Families pose for pictures with wide smiles, tourists crowd the walkways, and cameras click nonstop.…
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Continue reading →: “We are worried that people will be scared if they know that i understand what they say isn’t truly what they feel.”
*Content Warning: suicidal ideation* My brother Cald doesn’t talk much. He doesn’t need to. His silence holds more insight than most people’s endless chatter. Lately, that silence has become something else entirely—something that defies what we thought we knew about communication, intelligence, and connection. We had just finished listening to…
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Continue reading →: “We are really proud of Dash for helping”
When it came time to choose my Eagle Scout project, I had plenty of options. I could’ve built a park bench, cleaned up a hiking trail, or made tables for a nearby park. All solid choices. But honestly, those didn’t feel like my project. They felt like things that would…
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Continue reading →: “We are confident because school shows me I am smart and can learn hard things.”Because of Calder’s situation, he goes to a special school, called Henderson Haven. School days with Calder are always an event. You’d think after doing it every weekday for years, we’d have it down to a routine. We don’t. Mostly because Cald has declared war on clothing. Every morning starts…
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Continue reading →: “We are free to freely dearly walk outside”
One evening, I was babysitting Cald, which isn’t the easiest job in the world. His constant need for food and him constantly falling on top of you so you’ll take him for a walk(big foreshadow) can get irritating. Since he loves to be outside, I let him go play on…
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Continue reading →: “We think Dad is fun but he needs to plan because we are sensitive to noise and lights”
The first sign that our outing to catch a hockey game was going to be a disaster was that our dad decided to buy tickets spur of the moment. When our mom asked if he had selected seats in the special needs section or in an empty section, our dad…
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Continue reading →: “Opposite driving in Ireland is spooky fun “For Thanksgiving break, we went to Ireland to visit Jack while he was studying abroad. Quick summary, this trip did not go as planned. Travelling with an autistic child is never easy, especially if Cald is excited to see his least favorite brother. On the flight to Dublin, Cald behaved…
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Continue reading →: “The Fun Brother”Hello, my name is Dash and with Jack’s departure, I will follow in his footsteps and hope to expand Calderism. I would like to call myself the more engaged brother. Cald and I like going on car rides to Chik-fil-A or Panda Express, while listening to what he calls, “dirty…
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Continue reading →: “We are awesome excited for Jack to go to college, but we will miss him awesome awesome a lot.”My little brother Calder is not special. He might get so overwhelmed at the noisy mall that he’ll flop on the filthy floor and throw a tantrum. Because he is non-speaking, he might squeak, climb on my back, or drag me to the cookie kiosk. He definitely draws stares from…
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