Spreading Down Syndrome awareness and acceptance by sharing our true stories
Why did I do it? Because I actually had children. One thing I know for sure is that when you have kids of your own, you toss all preconceived ideas about what you thought you would be like as a parent right out the window. All of them. Trust me. “I’ll never let my kid […]
Read MoreI love a good meme. I have read some memes that have made me cry HARD with laughter. And then there are some that just break my heart. Recently, on a meme page that I usually love, I saw a meme that I normally love and share around to my friends posted an extremely hurtful […]
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Last night, after Nick and I hung out with some friends from his new job, we went to pick up Nicholas from my in-laws. It was already pretty late, and he probably should have been in bed already, but we needed him to be home for today. It was a big day for us. When […]
Read MoreAlright, I know you all are probably sick of hearing that I believe my husband and I were meant to have Nicholas. I may have said it once or twice before, but I am going to say it again, and you’re just going to have to deal with it. I need to introduce you all […]
Read MoreThat statement used to mean something completely different a couple of years ago. Now, it’s the phrase I use to describe the evenings after I get home from school. I leave school as soon as the busses do and drive immediately to the sitter’s house. Do a little small talk, and leave. We get home […]
Read MoreLet me start by saying that I love all of your products. Pampers are the only diaper I use! In my opinion, they’re the only ones that mask the pee pee smell. This is not an attack, this is a friendly suggestion. As a mom who had an unexpected diagnosis for her baby after birth, […]
Read MoreWhen I returned to my job as a second grade teacher, I was not fully prepared to discuss Nicholas’s diagnosis yet. I was so afraid that if someone brought it up, I would break down crying. What would the kids think of their long-absent teacher then? It wasn’t only that. I had gone into labor […]
Read MoreThis is when I don’t know how to be an advocate… Bear with me, friends. I have only been a part of this community of moms for 8 months, and I am still learning the ropes. Last Sunday, my friend and I decided to venture to the baby clothes store, which is about an hour away […]
Read MoreNo, I am not talking about the original hospital stay. I am talking about the one from last night. The one where I had to terrorize a security guard to get access to the children’s ER. Okay, maybe I didn’t terrorize them, but I was scary enough to make them think that they would rather […]
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