By Naomi Driedger Loving Ashton
Shellshocked, I stand beside the NICU bed. My tiny son is lost in a maze of tubes and wires. Confused…
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Wrestling with the Lie that Says My Child’s Struggles Are My Fault
It’s a raw, deeply vulnerable feeling when you realize there are moments you don’t know how to help your child.…
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By Snehal Amembal Dear Mama Bear, I See Your Tender Heart
Dear fellow playgroup mom, I don't know if it is my place to say this. I don't know if you…
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Love Beyond Words
My daughter Lexi lost her words and some of her motor functioning when she was two years old. She was…
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By Crystal Fulmer My Child with Special Needs Made His Own Way in His Own Time
I want to tell you the story of a little boy who came to live with me when he was…
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My Son Has Special Needs and He’s My Hero
My youngest baby was my only child to go to preschool. It was necessary and heartbreaking. I was so sad…
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I No Longer Wear a Mask to Hide the Hard Parts of Being a Special Needs Parent
So many of us moms who have a child or children with special needs feel the need to put on…
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As a Special Needs Mom, I am the Nervous System in Our House and Today I Broke
I walked into Target for a little retail therapy. It had been a week. We are preparing to send our…
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By Krystal Sieben Dear Special Needs Mama, Your Path Is Unpaved but Beautiful
Special needs mama, you’re on a different path . . . and it’s okay. Sometimes you don’t even notice it…
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To the Special Needs Mom Wondering If God Has Abandoned Her
It’s 6:03 a.m., and I’m awakened by the brightness of the kitchen light flooding our bedroom. In the kitchen, I…
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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 Ashlyn Lincoln There is Reading in Holland
Most special needs parents know the well-known poem,"Welcome to Holland” written by Emily Perl Kingsley. For those not familiar, it’s…
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