Being tired as a grown up is a sign that you matter. You’ve created a life where you’re needed.
A single father shares how being shaped by his nonverbal son and teenage daughter reframed what strength, love, and success really mean — Featured in HuffPost, Autism Speaks, Yahoo, The Mighty, Autism Parenting Magazine, and Jubilee.
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Teaching Harsh Realities To Innocent Minds
Diapers and feedings can be outsourced to a nanny or a babysitter. Teaching them about the sometimes-harsh world around them is a job that only a parent should do.
Advice For My Daughter
I wanted to write some of them down here so I have them. And, in case I’m not around one day, she does too.
No Heroes, No Hypocrites
You’re not perfect. You’re not awful. You just are.
If Your Child Can’t Say “Trick or Treat”
Just because someone doesn’t like birthday cake doesn’t mean they can’t enjoy their birthday.
What Does A Heart Attack Feel Like?
It was as if my body was sounding an alarm.
The Silly Moments Are Most Important
You don’t need to spend money to make them happen. You don’t even have to leave your house.
Special Needs Aren’t A Competition
I don’t know what anyone’s life is truly like when they close the door at night. Neither do you.
Who I Am Without My Kids
To a person with children, that sentence can actually be pretty terrifying.
Waging Wars On Myself
I remember it all. Every trip and fall, every stumble down the low road, I have it all filed away in my head.
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