A friend posted the quote above, which inspired this post. It’s really interesting to me, probably in part because because my dad always taught my sister and I the exact opposite. He had all these dad-isms: “Be little ladies, not little urchins,” “Accidents happen when you’re not careful,” and one of his all time favorites […]
One Doesn’t Have to Operate With Malice To Do Harm
Semiverbal Person Explains Going Nonverbal
This video is amazing. A friend shared this today and I’m glad she did because as a parent of a “nonverbal” i.e. nonspeaking, no wait preverbal (okay we all get the point that I’m still working out which term is best here!) kiddo, it means so much to see this explained from someone with a […]
Dear Husband
You know those online sharables? The little poems or sayings you see on social media and how they get you all up in your feels but then you smile and go about your day. Well, when you have a child with a disability there is a whole new level of feels to get up into […]
Welcome to Holland
There’s nothing I hate more than the patronizing “God gives special children to special moms” trope. But this is a new one I saw in my daughter’s disability group today: the greater the storm the brighter the rainbow. It was positioned at the end of an article to moms of kids who are newly diagnosed, […]