By Alethea Mshar I Worry About Changing the Affordable Care Act – And This is Why
Eleven years ago we had our first, typical daughter who was 6, our son with Down syndrome who was 3,…
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By Annie Henriksen Why I Wear Lipstick to Target
OK, as a mom I have realized that we don’t have much control over what happens in my day. For…
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By Kari Wells Dear Parents, Your Child’s Teacher Knows When Your Kid Is Sick
It’s that time of year again. The custodians are spraying off the desktops and those itty-bitty plastic chairs. The tower…
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By Meg Grant Here’s Why I No Longer Care What The Scale Says
Last week, I entered my doctor’s office for my annual check up. In previous years, I loathed this day more…
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By Claudia Caramiello Life Is Too Short To Worry About Your Thighs
Five Christmases ago I was waltzing around in a grape colored sheath, nude platform heels, and a trim size six…
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By Bailey Koch Another Teen Takes Her Own Life: We Must Stop Ignoring Mental Illness
"He killed himself." I practiced it over and over. It took me years to accept, but I knew I had…
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Is Your Kid Sick? Please Don’t Send Him to School
That dread. Your little one gets a runny nose and you just know that your plans for the next day,…
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By Stacy Feintuch Skinny Shaming: The Other Side of Fat Shaming
“You are too skinny.” I was 10 years old and sitting on a seesaw with a friend at day camp.…
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By Stacey Philpot 5 Tangible Ways to Support the Chronically Ill in Your World
Here’s the thing about being sick, it’s not the sick person’s fault. Right? I mean you pay the three million…
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By Kim Derrick Do Your Children Have an I.C.E. (in case of emergency) plan? 5 questions to ask your family tonight.
Somebody once told me once that I have a knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.…
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By Ellie Jean Birthdays While Chronically Ill
My birthday is rapidly approaching, and shockingly the world is still spinning. It hasn't exploded. Nor have I exploded. There…
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By Harmony Vuycankiat Moms, It’s Okay to Embrace Your Mushy Side
I am not a huge fan of crying. In fact, for as long as I can remember, I’ve thought that…
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