ESSAYS
A Few Highlights…
When I Realized I Cannot Keep All of My Kids “Healthy, Happy, and Safe” All of the Time
This Little Boy’s Response to a Target Ad Shows the Power of Representation
This Mom Was Brought to Tears after Witnessing Her Child’s Positive Reaction to Target Ad
This Ad Made a Mom Cry at Target – Here’s Why It’s a Major Step for Kids with Disabilities
This Mom “Cried Right in the Middle of the Aisle” After Watching Her Son React to an Inclusive Target Ad
This Mom’s Target Run Proves Why Representation Matters
Why You Should Stop What You’re Doing and Watch “Ballet for ALL KIDS” Today
How Convincing My Kids to Try New Things Forced Me to Do the Same
I Said “No” to More Testing on My Son. Here’s Why.
I Spent My First Mother’s Day in the NICU: This Is What I Learned
Little Boy’s Reaction to a Target Ad Proves How Much Inclusion Matters
Happy in the Middle
Five Dates in Five Years in Not Enough. Obviously.
I Dreamed My Son Could Walk and Talk, and This is Why That Matters
This is Not a Love Story
We’re All Weathering This Flu Season Together
My Son Found His Voice with Conversations Hearts
I’m Not Giving You My Babysitter’s Number and Here’s Why
My Son Came Home With Dirt on His Nose and This is Why It’s a Big Deal
Please Don’t Stop Inviting My Son With Cerebral Palsy to Your Birthday Party
The Reality of 3 Under 3 (Yes, I Have My Hands Full)
Bittersweet: The Moment our House became “Handicap Accessible”
Yeah, We Eat at McDonald’s
My Hope for My Special Needs Son Who Is Headed to Kindergarten This Fall
A Message for the Motherless on Mother’s Day
I’m Using Stem Cells in Hopes of Helping My Child. Please Don’t Picket Me.
I Have a Love-Hate Relationship With Facebook’s TimeHop
You Don’t Have to Love Babies to Be a Good Mother
The Happiness Paradox: Learning to Appreciate What We’ve Got Right Now
Appropriate Books for Tweens: How Do You Know if a Book is Age-Appropriate?
A Review of UNBOUND
A Review of Lilli de Jong by Janet Benton
A Review of Not a Self-Help Book: The Misadventures of Marty Wu by Yi Shun Lai
On Raising a Writer
A Review of Beartown by Fredrik Backman
A Review of Spells for Victory and Courage by Dana Fitz Gale