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Post by peredhillover on Feb 5, 2008 15:29:21 GMT -5
I thought that I should create a profile here so that you could get to know me a bit better.
I’m a 30-something stay at home mom to two young girls, ages four and seven. This keeps me quite busy, I assure you, particularly coordinating the treatment programs for my bright and beautiful eldest daughter who is autistic. I do have a Master of Arts Degree, but I do not ever see myself returning to paid work. If I ever have the time, I may return to school again for more post graduate study. I think that I could happily become a full time student!
I have been reading Tolkien fanfiction for many years (probably more than I care to count!), but I am a relative newcomer to the world of writing. I wrote my first story “Answers and Questions” about one and a half years ago. I am always striving to improve my writing and I love to receive critique, the more detailed the better!
As my screen name would indicate I have a passion for the peredhil. I am absolutely fascinated with their choice, and it is an underlying theme in almost everything that I write. I’m also very interested in Aragorn and the Northern Dunedain.
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Post by nierielraina on Feb 5, 2008 16:50:05 GMT -5
I thought that I should create a profile here so that you could get to know me a bit better. I’m a 30-something stay at home mom to two young girls, ages four and seven. This keeps me quite busy, I assure you, particularly coordinating the treatment programs for my bright and beautiful eldest daughter who is autistic. I do have a Master of Arts Degree, but I do not ever see myself returning to paid work. If I ever have the time, I may return to school again for more post graduate study. I think that I could happily become a full time student! I have been reading Tolkien fanfiction for many years (probably more than I care to count!), but I am a relative newcomer to the world of writing. I wrote my first story “Answers and Questions” about one and a half years ago. I am always striving to improve my writing and I love to receive critique, the more detailed the better! As my screen name would indicate I have a passion for the peredhil. I am absolutely fascinated with their choice, and it is an underlying theme in almost everything that I write. I’m also very interested in Aragorn and the Northern Dunedain. Did you see my new prompt ficlet in the challenges section??? It is Peredhil centric!!! *grin* You have much admiration from me as both a writer and a critic and having time to be mom for TWO girls, one with special needs. *hats off to you!* |
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Post by Lady A on Feb 5, 2008 18:54:57 GMT -5
I thought that I should create a profile here so that you could get to know me a bit better. I’m a 30-something stay at home mom to two young girls, ages four and seven. This keeps me quite busy, I assure you, particularly coordinating the treatment programs for my bright and beautiful eldest daughter who is autistic. I do have a Master of Arts Degree, but I do not ever see myself returning to paid work. If I ever have the time, I may return to school again for more post graduate study. I think that I could happily become a full time student! I have been reading Tolkien fanfiction for many years (probably more than I care to count!), but I am a relative newcomer to the world of writing. I wrote my first story “Answers and Questions” about one and a half years ago. I am always striving to improve my writing and I love to receive critique, the more detailed the better! As my screen name would indicate I have a passion for the peredhil. I am absolutely fascinated with their choice, and it is an underlying theme in almost everything that I write. I’m also very interested in Aragorn and the Northern Dunedain. Did you see my new prompt ficlet in the challenges section??? It is Peredhil centric!!! *grin* You have much admiration from me as both a writer and a critic and having time to be mom for TWO girls, one with special needs. *hats off to you!* It is amazing and, somewhat frightening, to know that in such a small group, autism has touched so many lives, either directly (as with my daughter and Peredhil's) or indirectly via family or friends. |
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Post by gandalfsapprentice on Feb 5, 2008 19:46:41 GMT -5
You can count me in that group as well--I have a nephew with Asperger's.
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Post by jael on Feb 5, 2008 20:27:35 GMT -5
Er, um, I strongly suspect both my husband and son have Asperger's. I can't count the times I sat at the parent/teacher conferences and protested, "He's not lazy -- he honestly has trouble understanding the emotional content of those words he reads and spells so well." And that was before I met someone online and learned what Asperger's was.
Small world, eh?
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Post by peredhillover on Feb 5, 2008 22:23:32 GMT -5
It is amazing and, somewhat frightening, to know that in such a small group, autism has touched so many lives, either directly (as with my daughter and Peredhil's) or indirectly via family or friends. Is it your daughter who is affected as well? For some reason, I was under the impression that your son had autism, but I suppose that assumption arose from the fact that it affects a much larger number of boys than girls. How old is your daughter if you don’t mind me asking? In our case, I can honestly say that autism runs in the family. My husband’s brother has Asperger’s as well as a cousin of his, although my husband does not display any symptoms in the least (I would say that he is the most empathetic man that I know). |
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Post by peredhillover on Feb 5, 2008 23:53:13 GMT -5
Did you see my new prompt ficlet in the challenges section??? It is Peredhil centric!!! *grin* You have much admiration from me as both a writer and a critic and having time to be mom for TWO girls, one with special needs. *hats off to you!* Thanks for the kind words NiRi! Now, I must say that perhaps I am just being dense (it has been known to happen) but I can’t for the life of me figure out what prompt ficlet in the challenges section you are referring to. The most recent TTT prompt that I see there is “MAGIC” and has a quote describing Thranduil’s halls from the Hobbit. I’m trying (and failing) to figure out how this is peredhil centric. Is there another prompt that I am missing? |
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Post by nierielraina on Feb 5, 2008 23:56:36 GMT -5
Did you see my new prompt ficlet in the challenges section??? It is Peredhil centric!!! *grin* You have much admiration from me as both a writer and a critic and having time to be mom for TWO girls, one with special needs. *hats off to you!* Thanks for the kind words NiRi! Now, I must say that perhaps I am just being dense (it has been known to happen) but I can’t for the life of me figure out what prompt ficlet in the challenges section you are referring to. The most recent TTT prompt that I see there is “MAGIC” and has a quote describing Thranduil’s halls from the Hobbit. I’m trying (and failing) to figure out how this is peredhil centric. Is there another prompt that I am missing? I just posted a fic for prompt #3: GOBLINS today (I'm WAY behind! ;D ) Which is twin centric. *grin* It is titled Fleeting Satisfaction. |
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Post by peredhillover on Feb 6, 2008 0:23:27 GMT -5
I just posted a fic for prompt #3: GOBLINS today (I'm WAY behind! ;D ) Which is twin centric. *grin* It is titled Fleeting Satisfaction. Ah, okay, now I understand (I was just being slow). I will go take a look at it! ;D |
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