The Many Signs
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by Carly Porten
6M ago
We were driving to my parents house yesterday and I took a slightly different route than usual. Dylan had asked me the last time we went there if we could start going the alternate route from now on. It’s not much of a difference as far as time or distance is concerned so I was happy to follow his request. As I started taking this different route, I confirmed with him that this was still the way he wanted to go. He then said he wants to take the normal route when driving to my parents house, but wants the alternate route on the way home. I made the mental note and then started thinking about a ..read more
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Small Town and Special Needs
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by Carly Porten
1y ago
Living in a small town has its advantages and disadvantages. We live in a quiet little lake town. The people are friendly and the community as a whole is so welcoming. The apartment building we live in has the perfect location for us. It is tucked away in an area that most people wouldn’t even think to look. I’ve always considered this to add an extra level of privacy and safety. The other families that live here are wonderful and everyone watches out for each other and each others kids. It’s truly been a blessing to be able to live here and I would be happy to stay for many years. The disadva ..read more
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How did I get here
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by Carly Porten
1y ago
Before I was a Sober Autism Mom, I was just a fucked up chick! I dealt with different types of trauma throughout my whole life and it affected me in many ways. So many stories that I could tell and at a pretty young age, I started thinking about writing them down. I often thought that people would be shocked by some of these stories coming from a small town girl. I know now that some would be surprised but many would relate, and that others would have stories far worse than mine. Lately, I’ve felt like it might be time to share some of these stories. They contributed to who I am today and I st ..read more
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Gone But Not Forgotten
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by Carly Porten
1y ago
My Dad passed away two months ago. It still doesn’t feel real. There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think of him but the day he died still feels like a bad dream. I’ve tried to be really mindful of my grieving process and dealing with the loss in a healthy way…and through it all, there are two important realities of my life that I feel have been magnified during this process. I am clean and sober and I’m finding it harder to stay that way. I’m also an autism mom, helping her special need son grieve the loss of his grandfather. The urge to drink hasn’t been a strong one but it hits me qu ..read more
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How to stay sober
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by Carly Porten
2y ago
It’s been over 7 years now since I quit drinking. I slipped once right away in the first week or two, but besides that, I’ve made it through all this time without relapsing. The statistics say that the chance of relapse is high. People often relapse more than once before they get sober for good. I was only in treatment for about 2 months. Didn’t go to meetings. Never got a sponsor or worked the 12 step program. To be honest, I have no clue what the steps even are! But somehow, I’ve made it this far. People are often amazed by this and they often ask how I did it. My situation landed in a way w ..read more
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Minecraft Undies
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by Carly Porten
2y ago
For the last two weeks, I’ve been so proud to watch my little man run around in his Minecraft undies. It’s been a long time coming. My little man is finally 100% potty trained! I was always certain that this day would eventually come and I knew it was just going to take some time. Dylan always masters whatever skill needs to be achieved, but he does it in his own time. I’ve always been supportive of letting him master these things in his own time and I know in my heart that it will happen eventually. The toughest part about potty training has been dealing with other peoples expectations. I hav ..read more
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Life is a Journey
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by Carly Porten
2y ago
You know what they say, life is a journey. Life is a lot of journeys actually. I’ve been on a path with a lot of small journeys and large journeys, that got me to where I am today. I started a new journey with this blog a while back. People were enjoying what I wrote on Facebook so I decided to start the site, but then I drew a blank. Life got in the way and slowly but surely, time went by and this site fell behind. I’ve wanted to get back on this path for quite some time now but I just didn’t know how. Today I find myself overcome with thoughts and emotions that I’m feeling the need to let ou ..read more
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Haircuts are like tattoos
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by Carly Porten
2y ago
Today I want to talk a little bit about sensory processing disorder. I’m not an expert, but I’ve soaked up a lot of knowledge and experience over the last few years and I feel like it’s something people don’t know much about or understand. I certainly didn’t before I got Dylans diagnosis. Now, I know you are probably looking at the title for this post and you are thinking I’m totally nuts, but I promise it will make sense in the end.  As I said above, I’m no expert on the subject, but I’d like to explain my understanding about sensory pro ..read more
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My life depends on my sobriety
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by Carly Porten
2y ago
I had something specific planned out for today’s blog post but as I sit down to write it, it’s just not what’s on my heart right now.  I’ve decided I’m going to change the direction of where I planned on going with this post. I had originally planned on talking a little bit about the autism mom side of me. But in reality, what’s weighing heavy on my heart is the sober mom part of me. I have had a parent in active addiction my whole life. This does not define me, but it has defini ..read more
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