A few years ago I wrote a post about our youngest son Pat, after he had received an award from the Williams Syndrome Association. It was a proud day for all of us, and in the years since, Pat has only added to the places he’s traveled to, the friends he has made, the concerts he has been to, and the rounds of mini-golf he’s played.
And now I’m proud to announce that Pat has become a member of the WordPress blogging community.
I was excited when he said he wanted to start blogging since I think it will be a great outlet for him and could provide inspiration to others with Williams Syndrome.
I helped him set up his site at The Scoop from the Patio, but all of the writing is his own, and it is from the heart.
Here are the links to his first five blog posts; if you get a chance to read one or two of them, he would be thrilled.
Thanks…
P.S. I just hope Pat doesn’t become obsessed with his blog stats like his dad… 🙂
Borden's Blather 
I’ll be sure to welcome Pat aboard and hope he finds this forum a deserving outlet for his words. If he is anything like his old man, the posts should be entertaining and he will always be checking his stats…😁
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thanks, Brad, for being so welcoming and encouraging!
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That is so great! I did not know your son had WS/special needs. Another reason (besides the UT ads and shared fandom of Dan Ariely) that I felt a kinship with you as a “special” parent. They teach us so much, don’t they?
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Hi Susan, thanks for your kind words. Yes, we have many things in common, and we do learn a lot from our children!
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Commented and subscribed. (If I worried about stats, I would have quit 9 years ago 😊)
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thanks for your support Ray! and if I depended on my stats for deciding whether I should continue blogging, I would have stopped along time ago as well!
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That’s cool, Jim. Maybe he’ll surpass your endurance streak for blogging. Much luck to him; I’ll check out his blog.
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thanks, Pete! Pat seems to be having fun with it.
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Excellent, I’m going to follow him!
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thank you, Beth, for your kindness!
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It looks great! Congrats to your son.
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thanks! He seems to enjoy blogging so far – I guess he’s got a lot to say!
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This is great! I will be sure to check out his blog and wish him well! I did not know your son had Williams Syndrome and sorry but I do not know what that is, can you explain a little please? Thanks!
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thanks, Carolyn, for your support. Here’s a link to a brief description: https://williams-syndrome.org/what-is-williams-syndrome There is a wide range of how people are affected; Pat is on the mild side. He also plans to write a blog soon about WS himself!
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Thanks Jim! Will check out the link!
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you are welcome; thanks for your interest!
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Thanks for sharing Quincy. Very interesting subjects. I will be following.
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thanks, Roe. The topics are uniquely Pat’s!
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Great handle: Sir Patty B
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it is indeed a good handle; thanks for your comment, Michael!
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Such a sweet post Jim. I checked out Patio’s site. He’s done a great job with it. I look forward to reading more of his posts.
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thanks for your support of Pat!
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Yay, well done, Pat. i will head over and have a read now. Hugs Xx
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thanks for your kind words, Jane!
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Jim, thanks for sharing. I am heading to Pat’s blog right now. God’s peace!
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thanks for checking it out, Richard!
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That milkshake…😋
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quite tempting!
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thanks for sharing!
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Hmmm… Blogging does run in the family!
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