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Mandi Welbaum

Hi, I’m Mandi, mom of three currently living in southwest Ohio. I’ve been blogging since 2008 and over the years have explored all sorts of topics to write about: parenting and family life, travel, food, and even a little DIY and crafting.

A Relevant Quote

I found this quote the other day, well I was specifically searching for something just like it. It resonates with me right now. Something I love is being such a huge disappointment right now. If you’re close with me, you probably know what I’m talking about. It’s such a bummer, to put so much work …

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My Child Has A Disability

  He turned 8 in May. That means 7 years ago, inside the pediatrician’s exam room, we answered “no” to all of the common development and milestone questions. You know the ones, “Is he crawling? Is he walking? What words can he say? Is he pointing at things? Is he sitting up?”. We answered no …

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Yet Another Round of IEP Fun

Do ya’ll remember the whole speech therapist/dentist issue we had this past school year? Well I revoked that IEP entirely (since speech delay was the eligibility category, it was basically “revoke speech, revoke it all”. After that was done and signed, I requested a new initial IEP, which involved all of the evaluations plus specific …

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