Anger: Yes, Special Needs Parents Get Angry Too
When JJ received her Rett Syndrome diagnosis, I asked the therapist I was seeing what to expect in terms of grief. I wanted to have an...
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A BLOG FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DIFFERENCES, DISABILITIES, AND DIAGNOSES
What, What Will We Do?
This creative non-fiction essay won first prize in the Memoir/Inspirational category of the Kansas Authors Club state-wide writing...
Breaking Points: How Those Little Everyday Things Can Send You Over The Edge
The first time I became aware of breaking points as a special needs parent was when I was sitting in the dentist chair one month after my...
Love: How My Love For My Daughter Changes According to What She Is Experiencing
Most of us are familiar with the game little children play when they pluck petals off of flowers. You know the one. Every petal...
Transformations: Things that change after a Diagnosis
Since my daughter’s diagnosis many things in my life have transformed. It’s not only my hopes, dreams, and plans for the future that are...
Happy Ends: How we define a happy end for ourselves, our child, and our family
I am in a writing group with three other women. The genres we prefer are very different, but our stories have one thing in common: They...
Connections: How special needs parenting changes our relationships with others
Christmas cards are an inescapable fact of life these days, especially if you have young children. Like us, most of our friends have...
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