Mary Susan McConnell is a gem of a human and has given me the great honor of being a guest on her podcast for a second time. In The Mama Bear Podcast, Mary Susan has created a platform for parents of kiddos with special needs and super powers to share their experience and their unique voice in a safe space--the purpose: reminding ea[...]
*Names have been changed to honor privacy. Miss B: You realize that he is an amazing kid, right? Me: Aww, thank you so much! I ruffle Sawyer’s sweaty hair and smile back at his preschool teacher. The same preschool teacher who wrapped her arms around me three years earlier when I was trapped in the defeated and[...]
The Kissing Hand. By Audrey Penn. Have you read it? It’s a sweet story about a mommy and boy raccoon getting ready for the first day of school. The mommy gives the child a tender kiss in the middle of his hand and reminds him that any time he feels sad at school, he need only open up his kissing hand and his mommy’s love will p[...]
It was a Tuesday morning. I was 7 months pregnant with Sawyer and having trouble getting comfortable sitting on the playroom mat of Wesley’s OT room. I watched as Wes bravely dove into the ball pit to retrieve the rings his therapist had hidden. When he crawled through the tunnel with only minor hesitation, I was reminded o[...]
