“The current state of the world is becoming the new excuse as to why families like mine don’t get the help we need.”
‘If your son was less disabled, we could be of service to him.’: Mom shares ‘horrendous email’ received when seeking support for son with autism
‘My social worker called me ‘difficult to place’ due to my ethnic background. I felt powerless, hopeless.’: Adoptee shares self-worth journey
“I grew up believing I was not only difficult to place, but difficult to love—until I discovered I possessed the power to choose the words, thoughts, and beliefs that would accompany me through my day and, ultimately, my life.”
‘Don’t say anything. You don’t want to be taken from home, do you?’ We hid in our rooms, afraid of the people supposed to keep us safe.’: Child trauma survivor marries best friend, finds meaning of ‘real love’
“All I knew was I was scared of ‘love.’ I didn’t want it. In fact, I wanted to run from it like it was the plague. I wish I could go back and hold myself like I held my siblings. I wish I could tell little Jas that real love was coming. An angel on earth. The most adorable, bi-racial boy with the biggest dimples and largest afro I had ever seen.”
‘Mom, why do I look different from my sisters?’ I’d gaze in the mirror, wishing for blue eyes and snow-white skin.’: Woman discovers biological father via DNA ancestry test
“For the last 35 years, my mother kept the truth. Like an archaeologist, I had unearthed a hidden secret.”
‘Best birthday I’ve ever had.’: Strangers celebrate 11-year-old with autism after no one shows up to his party
“I needed to know what friends he wanted to come to his party so I could send invites. He said two names, but said they weren’t allowed to come. I didn’t understand. He turned around, at 10-years-old, and said one had told him their mom doesn’t like him and they can’t play with him.”
‘If she stays home with her kids: ‘How can her family financially keep up?’ If she works: ‘But they’re only little once.’: Mom urges ‘you’re a good mother, throw the unrealistic expectations away’
“In our society, a mother suffers guilt no matter what she does. If you listen to everyone else, you’re always going to fall short.”
Women Take The Blame For Everything (And I Realized It When I Became A Single Dad)
“We all know it takes two people to create another human, but females take the brunt of the hard and ugly things that come along with being a parent.”
‘Every effort must be made not to recruit women into engineering.’: After professor’s sexist speech, young woman raises 80k in scholarships for female STEM students
“I can’t just wait for someone else to do something. And I thought, this is it, I’m doing it.”
