Parenting

  • An uncomfortable ‘Welcome’

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    I’m glad “Welcome to Holland” comforts so many caregivers. I’m just not one of them.

  • Coaching parents on progress, perspective

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    I devoted so much time on my child’s progress, I felt I couldn’t focus on my own growth.

  • Different isn’t wrong

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    Yes, something is wrong, but it’s not with him.

  • Sharing is caring, except when it’s not

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    You can raise awareness without posting details of your children’s traumatic moments online.

  • The gift of ‘I get it’

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    There is such a sense of relief that comes from meeting other parents dealing with similar challenges.

  • It’s a beautiful day for reassurance

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    I smiled. This was just another moment of reassurance made possible by Fred Rogers.

  • A tea party of emotions

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    A table is set for a fancy tea party, complete with snacks, tea, fine china and silverware, and flowers. The table is located next to a window looking out over the neighborhood.

    I felt a whole tea party of emotions, simply because a child mistook me for his mother!

  • Sitting is still something

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    “You’re sitting upright. And that’s something.”

  • Thank you for being a friend

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    What makes a real friend when you are the parent of a disabled child?