I Am a Special Needs Mom
Special needs mom. Special. Needs. Mom. Three little words, tiny words, but they feel like cement in my mouth.…
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Special needs mom. Special. Needs. Mom. Three little words, tiny words, but they feel like cement in my mouth.…
Continue ReadingThere I was, unsuspecting on a Saturday morning, folding the mountain of clean laundry I’d left from last week’s laundry…
Continue ReadingA few months ago, I asked the people who live in my house and call me “Mom” a Very Important…
Continue ReadingFor the first years of my adult life, I was self-conscious, anxious, and selfish. I lacked confidence in my own decisions…
Continue ReadingWe need to do better, much better, at talking to our kids about sex. This isn't a new concern; it…
Continue ReadingAlthough This Is Us is on hiatus until fall, there was one episode from season two that has really stayed with…
Continue Reading“Your love is sickening.” We heard it more than once as we exchanged kisses on the cheek or made eyes…
Continue ReadingDear Husband, I want to talk to you about the longest minutes of my life. Those minutes are the minutes…
Continue ReadingIf you surround yourself with enough women in committed relationships (both online and in the real world), you will inevitably…
Continue ReadingI went to a wedding with my husband not long ago. It was a beautiful affair: twinkling lights, fresh flowers…
Continue ReadingI remember when I was 20, while drenched in absolute ignorance, and the slew of twenty-first parties began. Some weekends…
Continue ReadingDear Peds nurses and incredible nurse techs, I see you. I sit on this couch all day long and, I see you.…
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