Stories By Kimberlee Rutan McCafferty
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Brick Life
/ 5 years agoTurning 18
Dear Justin, Yesterday, your lawyer went to a courtroom and convinced a judge that it would be in your own best...
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Brick Life
/ 5 years agoTic Disorder and Autism
Dear Justin, Yesterday I was scrolling through my phone as I waited for water to boil (thinking how this always takes...
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Brick Life
/ 5 years agoLetting Go
Dear Justin, This past week I took you to the Point Pleasant boardwalk with a friend, hoping we’d harken back to...
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Brick Life
/ 5 years agoHugs
Dear Justin, It happened in the blink of an eye, and then it was over. We were walking near the “big...
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Brick Life
/ 5 years agoBrick Mom: 18 Years Ago, You Became a Father for the First Time, and a Journey Began
Dear Jeff, Almost eighteen years ago to the day you became a Dad for the first time. I’m having a hard...
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Brick Life
/ 5 years agoFrom a Brick Mom: Thanks to Veterans Memorial Middle School
To Mrs. Butler, Mr. Carr, Mr. Filippone, Ms. Damken, Mrs. Dunne, Mrs. Reilly, Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. Marvin, Mr. Connelly, Mr. Rizzitello,...
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Brick Life
/ 5 years agoAdulthood
Dear Justin, My dear boy, you’ve recently rounded the corner into adulthood, which is a still a difficult concept for...
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Brick Life
/ 5 years agoBirthday Boy
It’s hard for me to believe but today, you, my firstborn severely autistic son, are eighteen years old. It seems like...
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Brick Life
/ 5 years agoHappy Mother’s Day
What a difference a year makes. I am happy to say that this Mother’s Day will be very different than last...
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Brick Life
/ 5 years agoBig Shot
On Monday, my husband, Justin, and I had an experience that I can only describe as the equivalent of what passes...