I grew up in chaos, fear, pain and constant confusion. I honest to God do not know how I managed to marry a healthy spouse because I was so screwed up. I used to think this was normal. I was shocked when I realized it wasn’t. My big brother and I grew…
I never wanted to home school my kids. Let me take a moment to honor all the parents who did not want to home school their child but had no choice. Whether your child has special needs or not, you deserve recognition and applause for the severity of the task you chose to take on.…
Betrayal. Also known as double dealing, breach of faith or breach of trust and or a fracture in the relationship. What happens when one person’s complete and utter devotion to another is put into question? This is about the loyalty and bravery it takes to trust. This is about the brutality of what happens when…
At one time I thought separation/divorce was the only answer for a broken, destroyed, fragile little girl wondering around pretending to be a grown woman. It’s a good thing somebody never gave up on me… Read full post at The Best Ever You Network!!!
It is a travesty when we as mothers, women, parents, and humans refuse to engage in patience, love, and creativity when raising our children. To refuse to transform and grow on behalf of… Read full article at Red Tricycle!
Patience, love and creativity towards other human beings is by far the biggest message that I want to send to my impressionable children. My husband and I have made it clear that before our differences we are all human beings. We are what’s called the human race and that is what bonds us together. But…
I recently took my daughter for an expensive spa day where she got a beautiful mani/pedi… One day later she… Read the full article here!
There is no denying that being the parent to a child with special needs requires a great deal of attention, but it is not cause to shove your neuro typical child to the side as you do so. The very heart and soul of this child is carved out by… Read my full article published…
Several years ago, I wrote a very committed rousing article on hope. At that time, I was fresh off a break from writing because I lost all hope (or so I thought)… Read Full Article
Racism is a multifaceted monster that thrives on visual and audible cues. From elementary to high school, as a person of color, I experienced what I can only describe as counter-cultural racism. I felt severely isolated and often degraded by…. Read the full article here!