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special needs

Yes, I know what it’s like to have a child with a delay

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We can try to compare miseries, heartaches, injustices but, in the end, it becomes impossible. By Diana Kupershmit

February 19, 2019 Obstacles

How to rekindle love after kids? Try fresh limes.

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Our married life was no longer comfortable. There was no indulgence, no whispered promises of sweet dessert. By Hannah Grieco

February 13, 2019 Obstacles

I have special needs, but my mom never gave up on me

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I told Mama to stop taking me to doctors when I was twelve. I didn’t want to be a burden. By SaraGrace Griffin

August 13, 2018 Obstacles, Persistence

When your child’s birthday is complicated

single red balloon floating through a gray sky
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Eighteen years later, nothing has changed. All the firsts I had been praying for never came. By Shauna Actis

March 20, 2018 Obstacles

The day my daughter told us her disability is love

Love painted in white lettering on wooden panels
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I’m terrified that my teenager, who has Down syndrome, won’t ever find real love—and also that she will, but that it won’t be the right kind. By Amy Silverman

January 17, 2018 Family, Obstacles

Why I have a problem with the word disabled

old traffic light signaling green while hanging across a blue and cloudy sky
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I was raised to believe that my differences didn’t have to limit or set me apart. But the world disagreed. By Meg Zucker

November 2, 2017 Family, Obstacles

Is it my fault when my kids get sick?

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Are we to blame for our children’s frailties? The easy response is of course not. The honest answer is yes and no. By Nan Mooney

November 1, 2017 Family, Obstacles

The day I learned to accept my son’s rare kidney disease

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I held his illness deep inside me the way I would hold shame. In the dark, it rotted and grew. By Laura Leffler

October 24, 2017 Obstacles, Persistence

Chased by a tiger: my son’s ADHD diagnosis

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My son’s fight or flight mechanism often shut out his ability to function. I was devastated I had not been able to help him. By Jill Dyer

October 12, 2017 Family, Obstacles

For my Facebook friend who is in pain

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We connected through the magic of the internet. Her son was in crisis. Could I help?
By Brianne DeRosa

September 6, 2017 Family, Obstacles

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