In 1983, when my mom found out she was pregnant, the decision to keep the baby or not was not an easy one. A close relative was the first to suggest she abort and move on with her life, and my mom’s boyfriend said he’d go along with whatever she decided. She was 19. She […]
Can you imagine what it would be like if you had to kick your shoes off and plop down on the floor in the middle of the grocery store in order to answer your phone? Or to be unable to take pictures while standing or walking? I have a disability, and I don’t have to […]
…it was the first time he’d really noticed that Mommy is different. I couldn’t help but wonder what other questions would come, and whether I’d be able to communicate answers that he could understand. Answers I don’t even understand.
Maybe you aren’t so privileged to have regular reminders that you are influencing, changing lives around you, with every breath. Maybe you aren’t so blessed as I am to be made very aware that you’re watched every moment, and that the things you say, your attitude, your responses, matter. They matter a lot. Maybe you don’t see it, but you are light.
There are lots of parents out there — with and without disabilities — who have no business being parents. Plenty of people who should have their children taken away, no doubt about it. But how do we, as a society with laws and regulations to protect families, decide who is or is not a fit […]
