Are Special Needs Real?
“There’s no such thing as special needs children. All children are special, and they all have needs.” I stared at the screen, re-reading the statement…
“There’s no such thing as special needs children. All children are special, and they all have needs.” I stared at the screen, re-reading the statement…
Fear came to live at my house this week. Not irrational fear, but reasonable, understandable fear. My son, like so many children, has a form…
Three years ago Grandma left this life at the age of 95. Some days I still feel the loss deeply, but I still have her…
“Spell cheetah.” My son writes C-H-E-E-T-A-Y. He knows there is some odd letter on the end. “Not quite. You are so close! Can you fix…
After years of focusing on basic life and academic skills with two of my children, who have some developmental challenges, we have now arrived at…
As the school year comes to a close, I wonder if my children have learned anything of lasting value in the last nine months. Sometimes…
“Neenada!” My five-year-old spit out the Russian equivalent of “Stop it!” Now what? I thought. My daughter was having clothing issues again. Pants too loose?…
“Hi! Are you Megan? Everyone has told me I need to talk to you! My husband and I are in the process of adopting from…
Wedding season is here! I just read in a community magazine that, ages and ages ago, June became the traditional month for weddings because people…
My early days with Twin A and Twin B (as the hospital called them) bring back a lot of memories, mostly vague. There wasn’t much…