By Jacqueline Miller Why I Left the New Moms Group
When I left the hospital with my first child, a brochure was tucked into my take-home folder about a mother-baby…
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By Kris Rademacher This is Where the Waiting Happens
It’s full of strangers, all different ages, ethnic backgrounds, and different hometowns. All with their own stories. Their own struggles.…
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By Brynn Burger Please Don’t Underestimate My Child With Special Needs
Our family of four and our dog decided, after years of research, to give away over 80 percent of our…
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By Her View From Home Parenting a Child With Invisible Special Needs is Hard, Too
As new parents frequently lament, kids don’t come with manuals. Parenting is very much a learn-as-you-go gig. One of the…
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By Jillian Benfield Why God Gave One Son a Miracle But Not the Other
This is the tale of two brothers, each born with separate life-threatening medical conditions. I am their mother. I prayed…
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By Kathy McClelland Don’t Be Afraid To Talk To Us Because We Have a Child With Special Needs
I frequently sense that I am being watched. My son's microcephaly (small head) and syndromic features stand out to passers-by.…
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By Christina Herzog We Got To Be Normal Today
Three little boys walk happily down the dirt path. The path is nice and shaded from the sun. The boys…
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By Alethea Mshar Dear Special Needs Mom, I See You
Dear special needs mom, I want you to know that I see you. I see you running your child to…
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Thank You For Doing So Much More Than Teaching My Son
The bleachers are a sea of orange shirts. I push my one-year-old back and forth across the crowds of people…
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By Victoria O'Dell I Am a Special Needs Mom
Special needs mom. Special. Needs. Mom. Three little words, tiny words, but they feel like cement in my mouth.…
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By Jamie Sumner My Target Run Ended In Tears For the Best Possible Reason
I wandered into Target on a Wednesday afternoon for the same reason any mother does—to hit up Starbucks and the…
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To the Mother Facing a New Autism Diagnosis
Dear new autism mom, First of all, I want to say I'm sorry. Even if you've suspected your child has…
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