Category: Parenting
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C’est la rentrée!
Bye Summer, it’s been a slice! Welcome back, back-to-school season! Last year, I shared a story about how, only weeks after school started, I watched with a heavy heart as Robert struggled to find his place among his peers. It still brings tears to my eyes to think about that interaction I witnessed. Naturally, I…
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I can play, too
“I can play with him” he said, approaching us. “Oh he doesn’t know how to play.” I replied, gesturing to the chess board and pieces on the table. “I can teach him!” Hesitating, I asked if he knew French, and without skipping a beat, the boy said an anglicized “Bonjour!” I crouched next to the…
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Left Behind & Left Out
Did you know that when there aren’t enough supports for children with disabilities in our education system, it’s the families of the children who need those supports who are asked to keep their children home? It’s the ones who are already in need of attention and assistance that end up being excluded. Imagine getting a…
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I’m not ready
Some days I grieve the “would have been” and “could have been” scenarios of our lives. Not in the way you might expect. I’m not grieving the ways things could have been if Robert didn’t have Down syndrome. I’m grieving the way things could have been different without covid. How things could be different if,…
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March Madness
March is always a busy month around here. It kicks off with us celebrating my husband’s birthday and doesn’t stop until World Down Syndrome Day has come and gone. Robert celebrates his birthday only days before World Down Syndrome Day. We stay up prepping for both, as they are both special celebrations in our home.…
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