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

 

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