by Erin Croyle | Nov 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
My three beautiful babies are getting their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine today. The range of emotions I am feeling is so complicated. Relief, gratitude, excitement, exhaustion, and pure joy are the obvious ones. There’s also a lot of anger. In...
by Erin Croyle | Jun 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
We have all been through the ringer over the last 16 months. This Father’s Day is a good time to really check in on the dads in our lives. Society has conditioned us to see men as strong and stoic. No tears or fears allowed. They are the provider, the...
by Erin Croyle | May 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
After everything we’ve been through in the last year and a half, let’s take it up a notch this Mother’s Day. Dig a little deeper not just in how we celebrate the day, but how we define it. Yes, technically by definition, mother is the “female parent.” But...
by Erin Croyle | Apr 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
A series of poems by Lynne Fetter 1 Internalizing/Externalizing “Autism Awareness.” They don’t tell you this, but that’s their code for“statistics.”“1 in 54 people have autism.”“70-90% of people with autism are unemployed.”“80% of people with autism live...
by Erin Croyle | Mar 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
One year into this lockdown. Our first quaranniversary. 12 months of high anxiety. 12 months agonizing over so many ‘what if’ scenarios. 12 months of nonstop caregiving: no reprieve, no respite; just giving it all to care for everyone, every single day. ...
