“I don’t need to be reminded that I’m different. I’m a lot. A lot of love. A lot of grit. A lot of grace. A lot of brave.”
- Love What Matters
- Trauma & Healing
- Discrimination
“I don’t need to be reminded that I’m different. I’m a lot. A lot of love. A lot of grit. A lot of grace. A lot of brave.”
“Instead of being met with compassion, we end up seeing this system at its worst. The racism, fatphobia, gaslighting, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, and antisemitism that transpires was a shock to what I thought I knew about the world.”
“We weren’t sure what places would be unwelcoming to people who look like us and didn’t find any resources. So, in October of 2019, we decided to be that resource.”
“I watched as my brother’s world fell down around him. Would what happened to him happen to me? I was terrified.”
“I knew my firing was unjustifiable, my concerns against the department had yet to be addressed, and nothing would change unless I took a stance. My small victory is just a meager drop in the bucket.”
“If I hide him away, and if every other parent of a disabled child hides their child away, when is there going to be an opportunity to educate? Where is the inclusion? Where is the awareness and the representation of children like mine?”
“I was eager and professionally prepared. I even heard comments about my ‘impressive resume.’ And yet, once they expressed interest in me and I disclosed my pregnancy, I was either ghosted or hit with the ‘please apply again after your maternity leave.'”
“People will tell you I’ll be ‘delayed,’ but by whose standards? I’ll get there in my own time, on my own terms. Life is to be enjoyed, not to be measured by what I can do and at what age I do it.”
“The current state of the world is becoming the new excuse as to why families like mine don’t get the help we need.”
“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.”