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The Perpetual Child

http://landmarkinn.com/?plugin=calpress-event-calendar by Adriane Tillman | Jun 28, 2013 | ADHD, aging, autism, developmental delays, dogs, empathy, family issues, growing up, hypochondria, maturity, Norwich Terriers, parenting, teaching responsibility

While I may lament (along with legions of other parents), that my “adult” children are growing up so slowly it’s like watching paint dry, at least there’s hope they will one day be independent. Not so with our dog, Sparky, who remains a perpetual child even at...

Blog Blow Back

by Adriane Tillman | May 24, 2013 | ADHD, blogging, college graduation, comedy, family, humor, hypochondria, internet privacy issues, Mother's Day, parent blogs, parenting, technology issues, Virginia Woolf, women writers

Counting down the days to Max’s graduation, our phone conversations cover a lot of territory: slogging through the last college paper, enjoying senior week festivities, saying goodbye to friends and my son’s erratic job search. On our last phone call, Max...

Empathy and Etiquette

by Adriane Tillman | May 3, 2013 | ADHD, autism, bullying, college, empathy, etiquette, family, hypochondria, manners, parenting, twins

Hmm… This one is complicated. One of my readers who never had children asked me about teaching kids manners, and whether I thought it was also possible to teach empathy. The first part of the question is easy. Most parents try to teach their kids to say...

The Boy Who Cried Everything

by Adriane Tillman | Mar 29, 2013 | college, family, herpes, hypochondria, parenting, sexually transmitted diseases

There’s no getting around it–my son is a hypochondriac. At the ripe old age of 22, Max imagines himself suffering from a variety of ailments. When his leg tingles, it’s multiple sclerosis. If his hand trembles, Parkinson’s. Any rash or...