Becoming a Special Needs Parent Was Unexpected—But So is My Strength As a Mother
I never wanted to be here. Carting my child from one therapy appointment to another. Arguing with the insurance company…
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I never wanted to be here. Carting my child from one therapy appointment to another. Arguing with the insurance company…
Continue ReadingI have been a mother for seven whole years and a caregiver to our little fireball for three years. Going…
Continue ReadingCharlie is almost seven. He's severely autistic. The truth is that raising a nonverbal, autistic child is emotionally draining. I…
Continue ReadingI understand that generalizations can be upsetting, so I want everyone to be clear I am not clumping all special…
Continue ReadingIf you're the parent of a special needs child or adult, you're probably in exhaustion mode right now. The truth…
Continue ReadingThis is Matthew. Matthew is smart. Too smart. But boy, is he difficult. A difficult, wonderful, unusual human. He barely…
Continue ReadingThere’s a tiredness that is understood to come with motherhood. It’s a mixture of physical and emotional exhaustion that evolves…
Continue ReadingDear mama with normal children, "Normal? What is normal?" you might be asking. "Is that even politically correct?" Honestly, I’m…
Continue ReadingMy son Alex went on his first date this past weekend. I had all of the big feels that go…
Continue ReadingLast night the “What-ifs” got the best of me. The “What-ifs” and the thousand little stressors that had built up…
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