Polar Bear Club
What are we, nuts? Each year, we all get in the cold pool on the last weekend day it is open to see who can stay in the longest. The trophy is a plastic bowl, turned upside down with a stuffed polar bear in an igloo glued on top. The name of the winner gets written on the base of the trophy with sharpie. We are nothing if not a high-class operation.
It was all good fun and was a family tradition that we all happily gave up after five or six years. It was fun while it lasted, but honestly, that water is really cold!
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Erica Mauro is a mom to two teenage boys, Will who is neurotypical and Michael with Autism and cognitive delays. She holds a BA in Psychology from Colgate University and a Masters of Psychology in Education from Columbia Teacher’s College. Before staying home with her children, she worked as an elementary school teacher. For five years, she served on the Board of Directors of the Molly Ann Tango Memorial Foundation, a charity dedicated to enriching the lives of children with special needs. In partnership with her husband Dave, she aspires to parent by using daily life as an opportunity for therapeutic intervention, seizing on real experiences as opportunities to build skills and strategies for Michael in a joyful, loving home environment. On the tougher early days, she just tried to get everyone safely to bedtime and start fresh in the morning. *wink* 
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