Dear Sully
Dear Sully, Thank you for changing our lives! Many times when someone thinks about autism they think of it negatively.…
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Motherhood
By Amanda Crews A Mother’s Work May Go Unnoticed, But Her Love Never Does
Do you ever feel like a family doormat? Somewhere between December and January, this was me. I questioned: Does my…
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By Lindsey Henke 10 Things Bereaved Parents Want You to Know about Child Loss
My first baby died. After a perfect full-term pregnancy, she was stillborn. That was 10 years ago. Ten years I’ve…
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By Kelly Lang Everyone Suffers When You Don’t Take Care of Yourself
The ones who suffer the most when I don’t take care of myself are the ones for whom I deny…
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By Aubrey Vick Sick Season Is Exhausting
I cried on the way to my daughters doctor's appointment this morning. She is not seriously ill; I have friends…
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Please See My Child for More than His ADHD
When you see us in the store, you see a wild little boy who’s usually trying to run away from…
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You Were First
You were first. You were the one we had prayed months for. The one who took the longest to get…
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By Cassandra Brandt It’s Hard When You Can’t Hug: A Post-Disability Mother-Daughter Relationship
The kind of mother I was at 32 was a strong, single, independent, provider type. I was a tradeswoman. I…
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By Amy Martin I Look at My Teen Son and See All of Our Yesterdays
Looking at my 13-year-old in the car today, I saw what’s become the norm lately. Blonde, alpaca-like hair hanging in…
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By Ivana Katz The Power of Connection: Making Friends As a Single Mom
I was sitting at the beach with a friend, watching our almost 2-year-old kids play at the edge of the…
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By Charissa Bates One Day She Won’t Ask to Be Carried
“Do you know why I never say no to our daughter asking to be carried up the stairs?” my husband…
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I Never Wanted to Be a Hospital Mom
Life as a hospital mom is not a life for just anyone. You have no other choice, there is no…
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