Navigating Grief throughout my Relationship
Michelle Devine – Navigating Grief in my Relationship in becoming a fiancee and an overnight step-parent
Caregiving
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How to protect my daughter’s freedom while protecting her privacy
I know a lot of parents can relate to this during the toddler years, but Maeve cannot handle so much as a drop of water on her clothing. She is…
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Drowned-rat-snotty-nosed bawling self and all
I can honestly say that I feel like I don’t quite fit often. I’m kind of a parent. I’m kind of a spouse. I’m kind of a therapist and I’m…
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Showing Up to Support the Caregivers
When the invite came from Stacey to make another contribution to her blog, my answer was absolutely. No hesitation. No clue what I would write or what I had to…
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Giggles and fear.
The first time I heard Maeve’s giggle, my heart just melted. It was such an unexpected deep belly laugh coming out of such a tiny baby. She still has the…
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Shy Liza’s Narrative
As one of my final projects for my degree, I was given the task of reflecting on my life up to this point as it relates to disability. While you…
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Not all mothers are always good mothers
Last weekend was Mother’s Day. I woke up early like I always do, let out the chickens from their coops and fed the dogs and cats. I talked on the phone with…
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Love is Alive in Community
When I was younger the word “community” did not hold much meaning to me. I thought of my community as the town where I lived; simply the geographical space that…
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Extend some grace to the caregivers
Single parenting is truly not given the credit it deserves. Single parenting for people who don’t have circles of support even more so. Single parenting children with disabilities? That’s something…
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Failing My Kids or Being Responsible
I don’t think I have ever known how to just ‘be’ as a mom. I’m grasping to find the words here, but what I want to describe, is the feeling,…
