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…
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The Sweetest Mother's Day Gift!
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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