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It’s Hard When You Can’t Hug: A Post-Disability Mother-Daughter Relationship

Living, Motherhood
March 5, 2023
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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…

Jesus Didn’t Heal My Body, But He’s Healed My Heart

Faith, Living
January 23, 2022
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By Rebecca Neels

Jesus Didn’t Heal My Body, But He’s Healed My Heart

For several years now, I have had these recurring, vivid dreams. In these dreams, I am never in my wheelchair.…

My Son Has Spina Bifida, and Life is Still Beautiful

Kids, Motherhood
May 29, 2019
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By Casie Tyson

My Son Has Spina Bifida, and Life is Still Beautiful

This post has been in my drafts for about a year. I write it. Rewrite it. Then delete it again.…

Parenting a Child With Invisible Special Needs is Hard, Too

Health, Kids
August 2, 2018
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By Her View From Home

Parenting a Child With Invisible Special Needs is Hard, Too

As new parents frequently lament, kids don’t come with manuals. Parenting is very much a learn-as-you-go gig. One of the…

Thank You To My Doctor Who Only Saw My Child As Perfect

Health, Inspiration, Journal, Motherhood
May 24, 2017
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By Jamie Sumner

Thank You To My Doctor Who Only Saw My Child As Perfect

I was sitting in the waiting room of my OB’s office in my 24th week of pregnancy reeling from the…

International Day of Acceptance- A Parent’s Perspective

Faith, Inspiration, Kids, Motherhood
January 21, 2017
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6 Minute Read

By Lauren Cootes

International Day of Acceptance- A Parent’s Perspective

Before my beautiful daughter, McLaine, was born in 2009, I have to admit that disability acceptance was not something I'd…

Motherhood
January 20, 2017
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5 Minute Read

By Stacey Philpot

Can I Have a New Mom?

We sat around our well-worn kitchen table, my four-year-old excitedly reporting on the fun she’d had that day at Grandma…

When My Daughter with Special Needs Asked about Another Child’s Disability

Kids, Motherhood
September 22, 2016
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By Courtney Westlake

When My Daughter with Special Needs Asked about Another Child’s Disability

I noticed my four-year-old daughter draw nearer to my leg as she curiously kept her eyes on the 12-year-old girl…

Special Needs Moms Have Really Let Themselves Go

Motherhood
September 25, 2015
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By Lauren Cootes

Special Needs Moms Have Really Let Themselves Go

Ok, before you get into an uproar, hear me out. My special girl McLaine is 6 1/2. Sometimes I think…

An Open Letter to the Special Needs Sibling

Faith, Inspiration, Journal, Kids, Motherhood
August 28, 2015
5K Views
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By Lauren Cootes

An Open Letter to the Special Needs Sibling

Dear Special Needs Sibling, It's not easy being you. Period. I know it feels as if your needs are…

I Celebrate the First Day of School but it’s not What you Think

Kids, School
August 14, 2015
1.2K Views
4 Minute Read

By Cynthia Smith Huhman

I Celebrate the First Day of School but it’s not What you Think

Back to school! I've hear it ringing in my ear for at least two weeks. “I’ll bet you’re ready to…

Disability

It’s Hard When You Can’t Hug: A Post-Disability Mother-Daughter Relationship

Jesus Didn’t Heal My Body, But He’s Healed My Heart

My Son Has Spina Bifida, and Life is Still Beautiful

Parenting a Child With Invisible Special Needs is Hard, Too

Thank You To My Doctor Who Only Saw My Child As Perfect

International Day of Acceptance- A Parent’s Perspective

Can I Have a New Mom?

When My Daughter with Special Needs Asked about Another Child’s Disability

Special Needs Moms Have Really Let Themselves Go

An Open Letter to the Special Needs Sibling

I Celebrate the First Day of School but it’s not What you Think

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