About

Welcome! This blog is written by a parent of a child with disabilities for other parents and caregivers of children who have differences, disabilities, or diagnoses. It doesn’t focus on the day-to-day of raising children, or even on the children themselves. Instead, it is meant as a space to explore the feelings and emotional struggles that go along with special needs parenting. I use my experience raising a toddler who has Rett Syndrome and a rare chromosomal microdeletion to examine these emotions and struggles, but I hope my posts will resonate with parents of children who have a variety of disabilities and differences. Each post covers a single, focused topic. Because my greatest desire with this site is to create community and connection among parents, I have listed discussion questions at the end of each post. 

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Many people are only comfortable with special needs parents when we focus on the silver linings and positives of our situations. However, in this blog I aim to cover the full spectrum of emotions we experience. Read about the topics that interest you and let me know how you feel about them. I look forward to hearing from you!

 

*Disclaimer: You'll notice I use a variety of terms (disabled, children with disabilities, special needs) on my site. I realize that many people have strong feelings about their own language preferences. However, my personal philosophy is that I never want word choice to detract from the ideas people are trying to convey or the connections they are trying to create with others. I will not judge the language you choose to use, and I ask that you do the same for me.