Anxiety: Why Special Needs Parents Feel It So Intensely
If, like me, you are one of the forty million Americans who experience anxiety, you know what it feels like to truly worry. I’m talking...
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Unrelatability: Why Parents Like Me Feel They Don't Fit In
I am one of the primary caregivers for my six-year-old daughter, JJ, who has Rett Syndrome. Rett is a progressive neurodevelopmental...
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My Daughter: Beautiful, Complicated, and Imperfectly Perfect
Though she is present in every essay I write, I have yet to describe my youngest daughter in all of her beautiful, complicated glory. My...
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Caregiver Burnout
Something went wrong in the middle of spring. With little provocation, I began snapping at my loved ones. My body started dragging and my...
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Guest Post: My Oldest Daughter Writes About Her Sister
Today's short post is brought to you by RoRo, JJ's nine-year-old sister. She is my very first guest blogger! Please welcome her and enjoy...
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The Time My Writing Failed Disability Sensitivity Checks
Advise you to be careful about this portrayal of disability. Would not necessarily pass sensitivity checks. Could fall into the...
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