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I Want My Kids to Think I Matter
I want my kids to actually think that I matter in the world, day to day. Not the grand scheme of how much they love and adore me (because of course that goes without saying, most days), but to actually take a minute and think “Yeah, that Mom lady sure does a lot for this…
50 Years Ago Today
Fifty years ago today my Mom sat rocking in a little house, and waited for me to be born. I’m sure waiting and wondering how all of this was going to turn out and what the future would hold for both her and for me. My Mom must have been quiet and worried, and full of…
Growing Up: Transitions and Disability
I have been sitting through meetings these last few weeks to plan the transition of my daughter to middle school. All is going well, and everyone seems to be on board with the plan. But as I sit there at the big table, I fight back my fears and try to sit tall in my chair and…
What I Wish I Knew When I Was A Grad Student At University of Chicago, And What I Wish I Could Teach Students Now
I clearly remember every feeling I had when I started Graduate School at University of Chicago (School of Social Service Administration). Mostly a very strong feeling that everyone around me was smarter, had a clearer path, and a better foundation than I did. I was nervous about being “enough” for the the caliber of people…
Do Special Needs Parents Ever Get A Day Off
I want to take a day off, I really do. I want to sit back on the couch, relax, basically just not get up for awhile. I want to be able to rest and do nothing, and to be ok with that. But for some strange reason I never do, and I actually feel…
How To Be The Woman You Are Now
I recently had a conversation with my older sister. To share the facts, my sister is brilliant. Successful in every possible way. She runs two non-profit organizations which she founded. She has a long career behind her as an extremely profitable entrepreneur, who always ran her business with integrity and strong values. She advocates for…
What I Have Learned From My Sisters
I posted this last year on Mother’s Day, to pay tribute to some of the most amazing Mom’s I know and who I have the pleasure to call my sisters. They have become my bench mark for parenting over the years, and although every Mother’s Day from now forward will be a hard one missing…
Caregivers For Special Kids
There is always so much talk about how Mom’s need to care for themselves so that they are able to care for their children. When you Google “Secrets of a Happy Mom” you come up with everything ranging from new moms to moms of teenagers, and all the ways one can find happiness in those…
Where to raise a special child?
I didn’t know when we chose out community, or our house, that we would become a Special Needs family and rely heavily on the resources around us. Thank goodness we made the house choice we did, because the services and resources have been beyond value for our situation. The school system has been fabulous for…