Thoughts of an Optimistic Pessimist

Thoughts of an Optimistic Pessimist

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Thoughts of An Optimistic Pessimist #5: No Hugs Please

Thoughts of An Optimistic Pessimist #5: No Hugs Please

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Clary Saddler
Aug 15, 2025
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Being a parent of four wildly different children (two of them baby twins, one football-loving lad on the neurodivergent pathway, and an autistic teenager who thinks Alexa is a personal DJ with no off switch) is like running four parallel parenting realities. With no save button, or coffee!

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