By Linda Orleans Leaving the Nest is Not an Option for My Daughter
The season I’ve been preparing for the past several years is here. This is the season my autistic daughter’s peers…
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By Tricia Arthur All That Matters When You’re Overwhelmed is That You’re Overwhelmed
I slashed through the cardboard with a serrated knife because, like everything else in my life, my kitchen shears were…
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By Stephanie Thompson I’m Thankful For Every Moment, Because It Only Takes One To Change Everything
My sobs interrupted the sound of silence. As my husband and I prepared to take our son to college, I…
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By Melissa Neeb Heaven Gave Me You
Heaven gave me you, dear daughter. I promise to be the best role model for you that I can be.…
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This Broken Road To Motherhood Shaped Me
It was a beautiful day in July, warm and sunny, when I found out I was no longer a mother.…
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To the Mom Facing An Unexpected Pregnancy
I say my son’s the baby we didn’t know we wanted because now that he’s here in my arms he…
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By Melodie Rose Sharp Tourrette’s Syndrome Does Not Define Me
I am a mama with Tourette syndrome. Yep, that is right. You may be looking at those words and be…
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By Her View From Home My Past Heals As I Love You
All the parenting books in all the world can’t prepare you for the emotions that rise up when your child…
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To the Bonus Grandma Who Steps Up, Thank You
There’s this beautiful, precious lady in our lives. My kids call her Grandma. But she isn’t my husband’s mother. She’s…
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A Boy Never Stops Needing His Mama
Hit rewind and watch the years wind back up to the beginning. Do you see the stark blue of his…
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By Sue Volikas The Adoption Community Breathes Hope Into the Hard Places
When we started our adoption journey, there were endless phone calls and paperwork between the home study agency, the adoption…
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By Samantha Krieger I Used To Teach You Everything, Now You’re Teaching Me
I think back on your toddler years when we lived in the big city and how when you fell on…
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