The Man Cave
Public Group active 2 months, 4 weeks ago agoSites abound for information for parents of kids with special needs, but few Dads participate in them. Why is that? This is a group for Dads of kids with special needs to share the unique challenges and successes that we alone face.
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Emily started the forum topic Research on Fathers of Children with Special Needs in the group
The Man Cave: 4 months agoI’ve posted elsewhere on this site, but it was recommended that I post here. My brother is a professor and his specialty is studying fatherhood. One of the areas he studies is fathers of children with special needs. Not much has been published on the subject. It’s mostly the mothers who have been focused on. [...]
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Michelle Howard posted on the forum topic Let’s introduce ourselves… in the group
The Man Cave: 5 months, 3 weeks agoI’ve been here off and on a bit (issues) and I’m Michelle. My little boy is CJ. He’s diagnosed with cerebral palsy and intractible epilepsy. I work full time and run a part time personal care business as well as blog about all sorts of stuff: natural hair and skin care, stress management and more. [...]
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Julian Roberts posted on the forum topic Let’s introduce ourselves… in the group
The Man Cave: 5 months, 3 weeks agoJust wanted to get this group active again since I see some more dads on the site. My name is Julian and I have two kids with special needs. They’ve had kidney transplants, have learning challenges, mental illness, and vision disorders. I work in a business with my wife Julia (she is co-founder of this [...]
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Julian Roberts started the forum topic Let’s introduce ourselves… in the group
The Man Cave: 5 months, 3 weeks agoPlease introduce yourselves…and invite other men to join us.
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Julian Roberts posted an update in the group
The Man Cave: 1 year, 3 months agoAfter a late evening working on a haunted house with my 11 year old son, we decided to hit the local family sports pub for a little dinner. The waitress, as she was taking our order decided to sit down and chat for a few minutes. Then my son leaned forward, looked her in the eyes and said “you do know he is married don’t you?”
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Patrick Blair posted an update in the group
The Man Cave: 1 year, 3 months agoThanks for starting this group, Julian!!
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Julian Roberts posted an update in the group
The Man Cave: 1 year, 3 months agoMissing game 4 of the Braves playoff series with San Fran, I went to the private screening of Monica & David. Excellent documentary. As a Dad of 2 special needs kids, it reminds me that in the hectic everyday life of insuring that their needs are met, I don’t forget to give them an opportunity to dream and an opportunity to realize that dream.…[Read more]
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Julian Roberts posted an update in the group
The Man Cave: 1 year, 4 months agoSuccessful meeting with my daughter’s educational team for her IEP, my son made an 88 on his Social Studies test on the Civil War and the Braves squeaked into the playoffs. All and all, a good week.
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Julian Roberts posted an update in the group
The Man Cave: 1 year, 4 months agoBy the way, how come only 30 days ago the Braves had the best record in the NL and were leading their division by 3 games and now struggle to try and win the wild card. With a magic number of 2 and 3 games left in the season, I have enough to deal with to have to sit her and watch them lose to the Phillies 11 to 2…
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Julian Roberts posted an update in the group
The Man Cave: 1 year, 4 months agoHello all, welcome to “The Man Cave”. I am Julian Roberts, husband of Julia Roberts, and I have 2 kids, a son Gage (age 11) and a daughter Quinnlin (age 9). Both kids have Polycystic Kidney disease and are both post kidney transplant. Both kids also have an eye disorder, Ocular Motor Apraxia, that has contributed to some educational and fine motor…[Read more]
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I appreciate the way he is monitoring your morals!!
Me too! Since Gage is referring to me!