Comments on: In Sickness and In Health http://www.blisstree.com/articles/in-sickness-and-in-health/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:21:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Phil Schwarz http://www.blisstree.com/articles/in-sickness-and-in-health/comment-page-1/#comment-561660 Phil Schwarz Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:51:57 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/in-sickness-and-in-health/#comment-561660 Step by step. That's the way. Yea for Charlie! And glad you're feeling better. Step by step. That’s the way.
Yea for Charlie!
And glad you’re feeling better.

]]> By: Bonnie Sayers http://www.blisstree.com/articles/in-sickness-and-in-health/comment-page-1/#comment-564608 Bonnie Sayers Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:13:57 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/in-sickness-and-in-health/#comment-564608 I loaned the teacher the visual cookbook for non readers since tomorrow is peanut butter and jelly. They did hotdogs last week, learned this at parent conference yesterday. I loaned the teacher the visual cookbook for non readers since tomorrow is peanut butter and jelly. They did hotdogs last week, learned this at parent conference yesterday.

]]> By: Synesthesia http://www.blisstree.com/articles/in-sickness-and-in-health/comment-page-1/#comment-564579 Synesthesia Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:10:08 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/in-sickness-and-in-health/#comment-564579 I hope you are feeling better today. I hope you are feeling better today.

]]> By: Linda http://www.blisstree.com/articles/in-sickness-and-in-health/comment-page-1/#comment-564518 Linda Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:12:59 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/in-sickness-and-in-health/#comment-564518 Feeling needed is powerful. Helpers feel, well, helpful. We all like to feel needed and that is how helping makes us feel. Lean on your son more and he will rise to the occasion. Glad you are feeling better. Feeling needed is powerful. Helpers feel, well, helpful. We all like to feel needed and that is how helping makes us feel.

Lean on your son more and he will rise to the occasion. Glad you are feeling better.

]]> By: Leila http://www.blisstree.com/articles/in-sickness-and-in-health/comment-page-1/#comment-564506 Leila Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:37:56 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/in-sickness-and-in-health/#comment-564506 Wow, great job Charlie! Wow, great job Charlie!

]]> By: Kristina Chew, PhD http://www.blisstree.com/articles/in-sickness-and-in-health/comment-page-1/#comment-558448 Kristina Chew, PhD Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:51:03 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/in-sickness-and-in-health/#comment-558448 thank you for all the kind comments, I am better (it was one of those really fun 24-hour things.........) Charlie makes most of his afterschool snacks for himself too (that microwave again----what would we do without it). And he spooned out vegetables for himself from the pot; he wanted some ketchup and that was when I "inserted" myself or there would have been half of the bottle complete immersing the food. Jim commented that Charlie handles the microwave---knows what buttons to push---better than he does. thank you for all the kind comments, I am better (it was one of those really fun 24-hour things………)

Charlie makes most of his afterschool snacks for himself too (that microwave again—-what would we do without it). And he spooned out vegetables for himself from the pot; he wanted some ketchup and that was when I “inserted” myself or there would have been half of the bottle complete immersing the food.

Jim commented that Charlie handles the microwave—knows what buttons to push—better than he does.

]]> By: Storkdok http://www.blisstree.com/articles/in-sickness-and-in-health/comment-page-1/#comment-558452 Storkdok Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:20:02 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/in-sickness-and-in-health/#comment-558452 A has requested that I teach him to cook. Funny, as I don't really know how to cook. If only cooking was as easy as performing surgery...sigh. First, I reminded him why it was important to follow the steps, because a couple of years ago he tried to microwave his chik patties still in the plastic container, caught the microwave on fire, had a huge plasticy smelling black smoke fumes problem. Had to get a new microwave. So today, I taught him to remove the chik patty (vegetarian chicken patty) box from the freezer, how to open it, how to open the plastic with scissors, place two on a plate, put in the microwave and close the door, push 2:00 minutes and push start, wait for the buzzer, remove, using a butter knife cut the patty into pieces, place pieces into a plastic baggy (his favorite way of eating on the run). He is quite proud of himself! I hope you feel better, Kristina! A has requested that I teach him to cook. Funny, as I don’t really know how to cook. If only cooking was as easy as performing surgery…sigh.

First, I reminded him why it was important to follow the steps, because a couple of years ago he tried to microwave his chik patties still in the plastic container, caught the microwave on fire, had a huge plasticy smelling black smoke fumes problem. Had to get a new microwave.

So today, I taught him to remove the chik patty (vegetarian chicken patty) box from the freezer, how to open it, how to open the plastic with scissors, place two on a plate, put in the microwave and close the door, push 2:00 minutes and push start, wait for the buzzer, remove, using a butter knife cut the patty into pieces, place pieces into a plastic baggy (his favorite way of eating on the run).

He is quite proud of himself!

I hope you feel better, Kristina!

]]> By: Fearless Females http://www.blisstree.com/articles/in-sickness-and-in-health/comment-page-1/#comment-558445 Fearless Females Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:52:18 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/in-sickness-and-in-health/#comment-558445 I love stories like this. I remember the day that I taught my kids the "microwave" and ever since it's almost in constant use... it was like power and independence for both mom and kids!! Hope you are feeling better! I love stories like this. I remember the day that I taught my kids the “microwave” and ever since it’s almost in constant use… it was like power and independence for both mom and kids!!

Hope you are feeling better!

]]> By: Niksmom http://www.blisstree.com/articles/in-sickness-and-in-health/comment-page-1/#comment-559409 Niksmom Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:42:09 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/in-sickness-and-in-health/#comment-559409 Such independence indeed! Sorry you were feeling poorly. Hope it was transitory. :-) Such independence indeed! Sorry you were feeling poorly. Hope it was transitory. :-)

]]> By: M http://www.blisstree.com/articles/in-sickness-and-in-health/comment-page-1/#comment-563475 M Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:39:44 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/in-sickness-and-in-health/#comment-563475 posts like this...being able to watch his independence grow and grow...it's quite inspiring, kristina. "onward, yes" posts like this…being able to watch his independence grow and grow…it’s quite inspiring, kristina.

“onward, yes”

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