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…
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By Brittany Marie God Doesn’t Make Mistakes, Even When Motherhood Doesn’t Look Like You Planned
I see you trying to keep your head above water every day, trying to juggle all of your responsibilities, have…
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When They Say “I See You, Special Needs Mom”
They say you are strong, but you don’t feel strong. They say they don’t know how you do it, but…
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Being Able To Buy Adaptive Clothing in Stores Like Target and Kohls Means Everything
“Are you ready to go back to school?!” is everyone’s favorite question to ask these days. My son Whit usually…
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By Jess Ronne Check in on Your Friends Raising Kids With Special Needs—We’re Exhausted
Dear mama with normal children, Normal? Typical? What’s politically correct you might wonder? As do I, and what is normal…
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By Lindsay Rangel To the Mom of a Baby With Down Syndrome, Your Child is a Masterpiece
I just want you to know you are NOT alone! You have an army of mommas who have fought before…
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By Jillian Benfield “A Different Life is Not a Less Life” Mom Responds to Despicable Social Media Message
It goes deeper than this one story. A Colorado kindergarten teacher allegedly said the following on social media: I'm so…
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By Kate Swenson I’ll Do the Talking For You
My stepmom passed away after a 14-month, brutal battle with pancreatic cancer almost a year ago. The night before we…
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By Amy Fields Dear Child, It Is My Joy To Care For You
I was sitting at my laptop typing away at a letter to my son’s school. He had slipped on ice…
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By Elizabeth Gerlach Check In With Your Bereaved Mom Friends, Their Hearts Are Still Hurting
No mother should ever have to bury her child. But it happens all the time. And this week it was…
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By jamie-swenson Some Days it’s Hard to Be the Dad of a Special Needs Child
We headed over to the ribbon cutting. Less than a mile away. Through the neighborhood and onto the new road.…
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By Jessica Raines He’s Extra-Unordinary and I Love Him So
This is Matthew. Matthew is smart. Too smart. But boy, is he difficult. A difficult, wonderful, unusual human. He barely…
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