“This was Cinderella getting to go to the ball and Angela was her Fairy Godmother – she gave my daughter something I couldn’t.”
‘Scarlett’s 14th birthday came around and no one showed up. A friend told me, ‘I don’t want my daughter to witness a seizure.’: Special needs mom touched by friend’s act of kindness for daughter’s Sweet 16
‘It stings to watch other kids play so effortlessly. I play the ‘what if’ game every. single. day. 6 years later, I am still holding my breath.’: Mom shares candid reality of special needs parenting
“My life will never be what I expected. It is the opposite of typical, nothing like I could have dreamed. But I get to love my child in a way most would never understand. My purpose is far beyond understanding.”
‘We have to deliver them quickly.’ They arrived tiny, one very pale and thin, the other red, puffy.’: Mom raises awareness about rare Twin Anemia Polycythemia Sequence
“Both were dangerously ill, but thanks to the team at the hospital, they were well looked after.”
‘I should know your name. I can’t believe I don’t. But I’ll never forget how kind you were to my daughter.’: Special needs mom shares hairdresser’s powerful act of kindness
“I remember people were staring at us prior to you calling my daughter, Lola, back. I remember my face feeling flushed, my mom trying to offer assistance, but she was as helpless as me.”
‘It’s positive.’ Only a few weeks shy of 18, she showed me the test with two bright pink lines. ‘I’m keeping the baby.’: Teen mom judged for age proves stereotypes wrong
“When I found a doctor for my pregnancy it was evident he disagreed with me having a baby so young. I’ve had to fight to be treated with the same respect an older mother would receive. I’ve had to show people age didn’t define what a good mother was.”
‘He sobbed, ‘What are you doing here?!’: 11-year-old best friends reunite after long separation from move
“You just made my day. I’ve had the worst day ever.”
‘My body kept going, but it felt like my heart should have stopped when Sami’s did. He was the light of our life.’: Couple unexpectedly loses 8-month-old baby; share acts of kindness in his honor
“I started a running streak. I ran at least a mile a day (often more) for 252 days straight without stopping – the same number of days Sami was alive. I wanted a way to consciously think about what that amount of time felt like, to feel it physically.”
‘My friend sent an adoption story as a pregnancy test sat in the cabinet. My chances were 1%.’: Woman births healthy miracle baby through endometriosis, placental tumor
“Out of habit, I took the test. The faintest second line appeared. Were my eyes playing tricks on me? Was this for real? I stood in the bathroom staring at the test for what felt like forever. After 4 years, we really were pregnant! No medication, no monitoring.”
‘I don’t want to be in their club.’ I didn’t want the label, the IEPs, the long-term care plans.’: Mom to daughter with special needs shares journey to acceptance, ‘This secret world is full of beauty’
“I’d beat myself up for comparing her to other kids and try to convince myself everything was okay. I’d comfort myself with those familiar phrases. She was just ‘going at her own pace,’ ‘every kid is different,’ she will ‘catch up.'”
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