By Megan Honor Pesch Finally Enjoying the Ride: My Minivan at 100,000 Miles
I pull my minivan up into the carpool lane at the special education preschool my daughter attends. Odessa comes running…
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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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Raising a Deaf Child is Transformative
My two-and-a-half-year-old stumbles and falls, instinctively signing "momma" in American Sign Language, tears streaming down his cheeks as he cries…
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By Krystal Anderson Having Kids Shows Who Your Real Friends Are
Any mom, typical or special needs, will tell you having kids is the fastest way to tell who your real…
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By Calleen Petersen From a Veteran Special Needs Mom: Don’t Lose Hope
When my son was newly diagnosed with autism, I was reading everything—the good, the bad, and the ugly. So much…
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My Teen with Special Needs is Doing High School at His Pace, Not Mine
The journey of a special needs parent is both stunningly beautiful and utterly heartbreaking. Often with one coming closely on…
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My Son Won’t Grow out of Autism but He Is Growing into Himself
As I sit here by the warm glow of the fire, I find myself once again, reflecting on our life,…
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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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What Baby Books Don’t Tell You about Motherhood
The thing the baby books don’t tell you about leaving the hospital is that two new people emerge. Yes, you’re…
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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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