A day in my life (2021) »
By documenting a day in the spring of 2021, I’ve captured my teen’s last drops of childhood. This installment of “Day in my Life” is as much his project as mine.
moments
Lego Wars is back »
Upon sight of his lego trays (and with project deliverables now assigned to him), Chiquitin-Grandulon resumes the building competition between his plushies.
The Basement »
Through a metaphor, my son tells me the story of how his autism began and the locked space where he found safety.
The Joy of Teaching Joaquin »
Celebrating Joaquin’s math abilities and more than that: his passion and joy for learning. Teaching him is such a privilege!
An important message from the Oracle »
I’ve just turned my pain into fire and gotten support for a new loop around the spiral of awetism parenting, and my child of light tells me this!
Listening »
Listening to gorgeous (filtered) music is a gift to our brains and souls.
A day in my life (2016) »
In 2009 I documented a day in my life. Almost seven years later, this is what life looks like. I once heard that every seven years you’re new. I can confirm this.
Childhood Outside »
A moment in time, an image, a thought that made me smile.
Steak Pimienta »
Joaquin and I have been working on a serious filmmaking project for several weeks, and we exported the final movie today! 61 mins with credits as Joaquin set out to do. This is a short clip with one of my favorite scenes. It took me a long time to edit it because I wanted to […]
Commando Man »
Joaquin's persistence and surprising skill getting through phone operators to share some joyful news with papa.
The Best of 2013 »
A video celebrating our favorite moments, people, and places from 2013
Moments at the Magic Room »
Moments of love between Joaquin and his friends in the Son-Rise playroom.
Conversations with Joaquin: Death »
We’re looking out Joaquin’s window to the house across the street. For a few days Joaquin has been talking about wanting to go under Mike and Ann’s bushes, and we’re talking about him having to ask permission from them, and they may not understand what he means by “can I please go under your bushes”, […]
Slash »
Bollo’s latest hobby is to type on my computer. He selects a key, presses it, and says out loud the name of the corresponding character. Letters and numbers used to be fun, but he’s now totally into three new characters: guion (-), igual (=), and his favorite ever: slash (/). Check out the pride in […]
A day in my life »
A typical weekday in my life in 2009.
Overheard in the bathroom »
Joaquin is getting more and more mobile, and giving him a bath on your own is becoming more and more difficult: Baby wants to sit up, and he loves to lean to the side to touch and play with the container of fresh water we keep by the bath tub to rinse the soap and […]