Author: Emily Parker | the6parkers

Mom blogger with a family created through adoption. I love to put on costumes, do geeky stuff, collect animals, cook, and talk about my kids.

Moving On After A Suicide And Dealing With The Trauma

I debated about whether to publish another post about the loss of my son due to suicide. (Here’s the original post.—-> Suicide And The Ones Left Behind) I don't want overdo it but writing helps me and I don't have it in me to write about anything else. Not yet anyway. So please bear with … Continue reading Moving On After A Suicide And Dealing With The Trauma

Life After Loss: Coping With Suicide

Trigger Warning: Death/Suicide If you follow me, you know that we recently lost our son to suicide and are now facing the challenges of coping with suicide. You can read about it here. Now What Do We Do As you could imagine, when we were faced with making funeral arrangements for our son, we had … Continue reading Life After Loss: Coping With Suicide

Suicide And The Ones Left Behind

Trigger warning: Suicide. Suicide. Virtually every day, you hear or read a story about someone who took his/her life. I always thought that was terribly sad, of course. But it was someone else's tragedy and nothing that I ever thought I would be able to relate to directly. That was until my son killed himself. … Continue reading Suicide And The Ones Left Behind

I Used To Be More Sensitive To Questions

Emily had this post ready to go, when her family experienced an unimaginable tragedy. While they are working through things, I'm helping to keep the blog's momentum going and publishing on her behalf. This is one of the many heartfelt stories about her family and children you'll find on this blog. Emily will be back … Continue reading I Used To Be More Sensitive To Questions

My Autistic Student Took My Badge Home

You never really know the effect you are having on people; just like you never really know what others are dealing with. This should be common knowledge. Life has proven that time and time again. Anyway, I had yet another reminder when I got a new student in my ESE class. Getting To Know The … Continue reading My Autistic Student Took My Badge Home

When Your Kid Is Secure

"Your kids are so lucky!" "You saved them!" These are statements that adoptees despise. I always responded with something to the effect of "we are the lucky ones" or "they saved us." These are meant as such kind comments and these are surely comments that I made myself. But people don't realize that it could … Continue reading When Your Kid Is Secure

Teaching An Autistic Child Who Doesn’t Want To Learn

As an ESE teacher to kids on the Autism Spectrum, the best part of my job are the simple moments of progress. The baby steps that are are actually anything but. In between dealing with kids in crisis and having the lens knocked out of my glasses, I get to see the kids learn and … Continue reading Teaching An Autistic Child Who Doesn’t Want To Learn

Can You Have A Turkey As A Pet?

I just realized that I haven't told the "world" about one of the coolest things that happened to me recently! I got a pet turkey and I highly recommend it. Her name is Charlotte. ❤️ I Got A Pet Turkey I said it again because I always have to say it twice whenever I tell … Continue reading Can You Have A Turkey As A Pet?