Stories By Kimberlee Rutan McCafferty
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Brick Life
/ 7 years agoLife After Twenty-One
Last week I had the opportunity to have breakfast with two lovely women, both of whom have children in Justin’s school....
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Brick Life
/ 7 years agoMay the Force Be With You
On a Thursday night not too long ago I watched as my youngest son gleefully posed for pictures with Kylo Ren...
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Brick Life
/ 7 years agoHiatus
It’s 6:00 AM, and I can already hear the “thump,thump,thump” of Justin’s glider and his accompanying vocal stims as the morning...
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Brick Life
/ 7 years agoWatch Your Words
It was a walk we’ve taken dozens of times since we moved here thirteen years ago, my sixteen-year-old severely autistic son...
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Brick by the Numbers
/ 7 years agoSummer Dreams
Every morning this past week I pulled up bright and early to the Monmouth County Therapeutic Recreation Camp at the Dorbrook...
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Brick Life
/ 7 years agoThank You to Veterans Memorial Middle School
To Mrs. Stockhoff, Mrs. Caruso, Mrs. Reilly, Ms. Estelle, Ms. Bearse, Ms. Byrne, Ms. Clinton, and Ms. Berry at Veterans Memorial...
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Brick Life
/ 7 years agoSomeone Special Needs You Annual Walk
Twelve years ago this fall, when my severely autistic boy was four, a flier came home from school in his backpack....
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Brick Life
/ 7 years agoThe Shift
Recently I had the joy of watching my youngest son achieve his black belt in karate, a culmination of six years...
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Brick Life
/ 7 years agoPaying it Forward
Recently I celebrated the trifecta of weekends- my anniversary, Mother’s Day, and my eldest son’s sixteenth birthday, all within twenty-four hours....
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Brick Life
/ 7 years agoSweet Sixteen
This month you turned sweet sixteen. And truly, how sweet you are. I admit, when I held you in my arms...