THANKSGIVING WEEK

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I was in total awe of the mindset of these people. Just because my kid is autistic, I must be poor?

Amen, sister. Quite the contrary. My husband is going back east to visit my daughter for Thanksgiving. All told that will be the sixth trip back there between us in about 10 weeks. At around $3k a trip (at least, depending on the length of the trip), this shit is getting really expensive.

They should be giving the meals to the families that qualify for free/reduced lunches and stuff. That's an indicator of financial ability.

Around here, even obtaining an IEP isn't necessarily cheap. We've hired both an advocate and an attorney to get the job done. Jesus.

Everyone is up in arms about the cost of a college tuition (myself included) but I read in the paper this morning that the annual cost for UC tuition is going up to about $15,500/yr. My perspective is so warped I briefly thought that sounded really cheap to me.

My insurance company won't accept an invoice from the hospital where my daughter is staying until she leaves. We have to pay week-to-week, out of pocket, until she checks out. It's nucking futs.