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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The kind of mother I was at 32 was a strong, single, independent, provider type. I was a tradeswoman. I…
Continue ReadingFor several years now, I have had these recurring, vivid dreams. In these dreams, I am never in my wheelchair.…
Continue ReadingThis post has been in my drafts for about a year. I write it. Rewrite it. Then delete it again.…
Continue ReadingAs new parents frequently lament, kids don’t come with manuals. Parenting is very much a learn-as-you-go gig. One of the…
Continue ReadingI was sitting in the waiting room of my OB’s office in my 24th week of pregnancy reeling from the…
Continue ReadingBefore my beautiful daughter, McLaine, was born in 2009, I have to admit that disability acceptance was not something I'd…
Continue ReadingWe sat around our well-worn kitchen table, my four-year-old excitedly reporting on the fun she’d had that day at Grandma…
Continue ReadingI noticed my four-year-old daughter draw nearer to my leg as she curiously kept her eyes on the 12-year-old girl…
Continue ReadingOk, before you get into an uproar, hear me out. My special girl McLaine is 6 1/2. Sometimes I think…
Continue ReadingDear Special Needs Sibling, It's not easy being you. Period. I know it feels as if your needs are…
Continue ReadingBack to school! I've hear it ringing in my ear for at least two weeks. “I’ll bet you’re ready to…
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