You might be wondering why I’m supporting this day, this cause. Other than the obvious of how this is offensive to most everyone.
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farandtherwordisn’toffenseiveandwell’that’swhattheyare’sothat’swhatweshould
call’them’andarewegoingtoPCourselvestodeath…tooyoungtoevenundertandyetold
enoughtoknowheshouldjustkeephismouthshutandwhyareyouontheFanpageifyou’re
notafananyway.
*ahem*
I support this because no matter what the challenge, the diagnosis – no matter how far our children come, how much they achieve, they will hear this disgusting word aimed at them [...]
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cerebral palsy,
Landau-Kleffner Syndrome,
life,
SPD,
Special Needs
In the continuation of First Things First, a new writing series put together by Hartley Steiner (of Hartley’s Life With 3 Boys) Chynna Laird of Lily Wolf Words has written a thoughtful piece on the importance of maintaining a cohesive, united and caring relationship with your spouse.
When a family has a child with tremendous needs, [...]
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”…you’ll never know…
how much I love you…
Please don’t take
my Sunshine
Away…..”
Thus is the end of the song my daughter, your granddaughter loves. The song that was chosen for her by you. The song that describes her, the feeling I had for her once she was born, but never said out loud.
She is Sunshine.
And until she came [...]
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Helping to End the Wait List for Over 300,000
~ in Colorado and Beyond with NOEWAIT
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Towards the end of summer in sunny Colorado, my entire family wanted to get one last outdoor swim in. My husband and I swam and played with the kids in the large pool, enjoying a game of keep away.
As my son jumped wildly with excitement to catch the water filled sponge ball, which almost careened [...]
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Landau-Kleffner Syndrome,
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Motherhood,
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self-care,
SPD,
Special Needs,
therapy
I am honored to be a part of a new writing series put together by Hartley Steiner, of Hartley’s Life With 3 Boys, for parents of special needs kiddos called “First Things First“.
Hartley says: “The series is dedicated to reminding parents that they need to take care of themselves. A renewal of our commitment to [...]
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parenting,
SPD,
Special Needs,
therapy
As we sit performing our ritual for evening nights where the only worries we have for the next day are what time the kids will wake, or if we’ll even be able to make it through a solid night of precious sleep, I think of the waters we’ve surfed, the mountains summited. As we [...]
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Zach
If found myself many times this season noting just how much I’m not ‘into’ this season. No joy, no warmth, certainly no feelings of hope renewed or the comfort of knowing someone is looking out for me, for my family.
I’ve marked it up to too much to do. Not enough time, enough energy; [...]
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