Blog, Life Stories, Special Needs
Kids Who Are Bullied Don’t Always Grow Up And Get Over It
One might think that kids who are bullied grow up and get over it, but my cousin says he remembersContinue reading
Money And The Newlyweds: How A Special Needs Couple Is Learning To Budget
The newlyweds had their first fight. Ugly words were yelled. Voices were raised. Lines were drawn. Lindsey and Nick requested parental intervention. In the 80s,…
Too Dangerous: Mixing The Mentally Unstable And Assault Weapons
I wrote this piece shortly after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings, then hesitated to throw my fourteen hundred words into the verbal boxing ring.…
The Wedding Album: A Couple With Special Needs Ties The Knot
I'd begun to believe a wedding day would never happen for my daughter. But on October 14, Nick and Lindsey committed their love to one…
To Be Or Not To Be: Special Needs
Recently I read a blog post where the parent did not want her child identified as special needs. She wanted her child to be treated…
First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage: Should Special Needs Couples Have Babies?
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in a baby carriage. That is the rhyme I recited as a little girl. I used these…
Two Years Or Six Months: A Special Needs Couple Finds Love
Earlier this year, I asked my thirty-two year old daughter (who has special needs) if she and her boyfriend had any long-term commitment plans? Lindsey…
Blog, Life Stories, Special Needs
How Can Two Special Needs People Marry?
I was sitting in a downtown Portland, McMenamins, chatting with a friend about my daughter's recent meltdown and her upcoming wedding. Between sips of iced tea,…
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Parenting A Daughter With Mental Challenges
Yesterday was not a good day. It would be easy to say that Lindsey had turned into a Bridezilla, but that would not be accurate.…