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Should I Worry That My 7-year-old Can’t Read Yet?

April 2, 2022 by hmosley

Mommy Intuition or School System Expectations? In mid-January my daughter turned 7 and she still couldn’t read. Knew her letters? Yes. Knew the sound each letter makes? Mostly. But reading? Nope. She knew a few words like ‘cat,’ ‘mom,’ and ‘dad.’ Even though I have chosen to ‘unschool’ with my daughter, meaning that I generally …

Sensory System Overload: Could it Be a Disorder, a Sensitivity or Both??

May 9, 2021 by hmosley

Wow, this is a topic that has made a HUGE impact in my life, but I’ve only known about for a few years. I have actually been unwittingly living with one of these my entire life…but my 6-year-old daughter actually lives with both. I have Sensory Processing Sensitivity. This is also known as being a …

I'm Heather.

A Mama, writer, creator, and educator.

Since my daughter was born, I have been faced with many challenges: parental, personal, physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. Some evolution is graceful, but much of mine was...not. Lol.

Why share my less than graceful journey?
So that it's here when YOU:
- need to feel SOMEone might understand,
- want information or experiences that aren't widely or transparently discussed,
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Connection is part of our shared humanity. I hope I help you feel a little more connected...and human.
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My Initial Foray Into Self-Publishing You read that correctly; I am now a self-published author! *cue confetti and party horns* Buuuut, let’s not get overly excited. I haven’t written a novel, how-to, or even memoir. No comedic literature or investigative research analysis. Nope, not even a recipe book. My first foray into self-publishing is called[Read More…]