Shut up, I do!
(By the way, the macho tv watching behavior I engage in is actually those police chase video shows. Seriously, if I'm channel surfing and I come across one of those shows, I am powerless to NOT watch it. Dash cam or helicopter POV, it doesn't matter. If loving the spectacle of drug-crazed teenagers driving stolen cars into oncoming traffic or over those spike strips that make their tires EXPLODE is wrong, I don't want to be right.)
My friend, any hope of salvaging macho cred went out the window with the following phrase:
ReplyDeleteHis maiden name: Rob Hudson.
Dude, you have a maiden name, not macho cred! :)
Tuck the man-boobs into the tank top and kiss your beautiful wife and amazing kid.
Your life with both of these women gives you some serious credibility in my opinion.
Hank/Jim
Jeeze, I just read my first post and I didn't mean for it to sound like Julie is hard to live with. The reality is just the opposite.
ReplyDeleteWhat I meant was that one of the most macho things I've seen you do was pulling your act together well enough to stay with Julie and (the both of you) dedicate your life to, and fight like hell for, your daughter.
I could be wrong but, frankly, I think your dad would have been proud of you for steering this bus back onto the road, so to speak.
This is probably not something he could have stuck with and committed to.
Hell, I'm sure I couldn't have handled things half as well as you and Julie.
Hank/Jim.
I've never heard of a guy taking on his wife's last name, but I totally love it. Good for you dude.
ReplyDeleteNo offense - but at first I thought you had a typo in the title and had intended to name this post "I have mucho cred" but it all made sense when I clicked on the link. Take that as a compliment, please.
ReplyDeleteI must forward this whole thing to Chris ... I know there's a Morrone-Sparling inside him, clawing to get out!
ReplyDeleteWow! I just finished reading your book. Still have red eyes. My daughter, 3, has PVL which is also a neurological disorder. She was diagnosed at 4 months. For the past 2 1/2 years people have asked me how I am doing, dealing with her diagnosis and challenges. I think I am going to buy a box of your books and tell them to read it. I don't think I could have ever put my emotions into black and white. You touched on so much. Including the struggles with the marriage. You and Schuyler give me added hope. My little girl does not walk, crawls rather slowly, and only babbles. She is without a doubt the love of my life. Yet, I ache for her to achieve those milestones. We have been through First Steps, Indiana's birth to three program. She currenlty attends preschool through the special educations services. I will say, our team is unlike the team you faced in Austin. I even sent the teacher a thank you note today, sharing my appreciation.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I know we are not alone in our thoughts and pains.
God bless Schuyler, you and Julie.
Angel Bear's Mom
Hi there. I know that this post is irrelevant to the blog post you've made. However, I stumbled across Schuyler's story a year ago and stalk this blog regularly. I wanted to send you this fun link for a piece of art that reminds me of Schuyler. It's a print of an original by Emily Martin--one of my favorites.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11157287
I am reading your book as I write.
ReplyDeleteI am almost through and I DO NOT want it to end. I am a mother of 4 children and while I do not have personal experience of having a child w/ a neurological diisorder, I have had many professional experiences. I was a child life specialist for many years before I had children of my own. The connections I made w/ the families and children make me realize that there need to be more support for the parents as well. I cried when you explained how you had to HOLD DOWN your daughter during a procedure. That Should NEVER of been the role of a parent. Luckily children are more forgiving than we are on ourselves.
I just wanted to say that I think you and your family have had a huge impact on my life. Thank you!
Keep Blogging :)
My husband changed his last name; now both of us have the hyphenated names. I live it.
ReplyDeleteer, I love it, that is.
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