All I Can Do Is Love Him
As I sit here holding his hand and talking to him until he wakes up after his 31st surgery, I…
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Am I Holding On Because It’s Too Hard to Let Go?
A few years ago, I let go of our Mr. Potato Head collection. I asked my boys to play one…
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By Elena Clark It Felt Like the Terrible Twos Made Me a Terrible Mother
In the beginning, motherhood was a magical journey full of excitement and wonder. Every new milestone brought me joy and…
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By Stephanie McCoy Our Kids Are Friends—Does That Mean We Have to Be Too?
I knew when I had kids that I would be dealing with the building and deconstruction of their friendships for…
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Someday He’ll Buy Another Girl a Ring, But Today This Boy’s All Mine
My boy bought me a ring. He stuck a token into a prize machine and out it popped. “It’s for…
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The Bittersweet Reality of Your Baby Turning 5 Years Old
Those first five. Those precious first five years have flown by. I blinked and here we are. I look back…
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No One Tells You about the Grief that Comes with a Special Needs Diagnosis
Nobody tells you about the grief that comes with every diagnosis. The grief that comes from seeing your child be…
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By Jennifer Vail When a Boy Mom Has a Girl
Some people roll their eyes at the term, but I used to be a card-carrying member of the boy mom…
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At Long Last, Emily
The summer following my eighth-grade graduation, I discovered a stone wall across from the intersection of Forest Row and Franklin…
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I Left the Hospital with an Incompetent Cervix and No Baby In My Arms
It’s a surreal feeling to leave the hospital, with no baby in your arms. It’s one of those terrible things…
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Everywhere I Look There’s Something That Needs to Be Done
I need to make dinner. But before I can do that, I need to clean off the counter, which means…
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By Autumn Knapp As a Special Needs Mom, I Crave the Structure of the School Year
For most, summer break means freedom: slow mornings, Popsicles, Slip 'N Slides, and late bedtimes. But for parents like me…
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