I recently found myself eyeballs deep in awful comments from ableist parents of average kids. These comments were spread across different forums and topics. Comments ranged from "everyone is a ...
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Mindful Parenting + Positive Discipline
You can read my manifesto of sorts here.
How to be SMART AF When Setting Goals with Your Kids
Happy January! This is when we technically start our school year. We do year-round, so January-December makes more sense (and planners with my standards are much easier to find). Despite it being a ...
Christmas Tradition + a Trip to Bronner’s
Every year in November, I start thinking about Liam's standout performance. The one that gets commemorated with an ornament to add to the Christmas tree and thus perpetuates our Christmas tradition. ...
Riding a Bike with Dyspraxia
Rollin' on Dubs And training wheels! Liam learned to ride his bike and raced in a triathlon! I meant to lead with how this past summer was filled overflowing with growth and development. That pain ...
The Creation of an X-Men: Journey to Trisomy 13
Although I was grateful for the doctors' urgency and eager for answers, my mind was torn off its tracks. Despite Taking Notes for years and knowing Liam was different; every single idea, hope, dream, ...
The Creation of an X-Men: Taking Notes
Consistently taking notes did two things: Made me hyper aware Revealed much more than I could handle. (You're probably thinking, No! Look at you handling all your shit! I don't know if ...
The Creation of an X-Men: I Hear Something
Despite the ridiculousness of child birth and the relentless anxiety of motherhood described in the previous post, Stick to The Plan, I was enjoying being a mom. His mom anyway. I thought of him as ...
The Creation of an X-Men: Stick To The Plan
Like I mentioned in this series' first post, Origins, I read every book and article. I was ubber prepared (said the chick with zero experience). Every mom and author advised a birth plan. I came up ...