“This man then goes on to mumble homophobic slurs to me, the whole time I’m waiting in line. I ignore him, pay for my food, and start to walk away. I then notice his card gets declined.”
‘I was standing in line. An older gentleman said, ‘Why are you wearing that rainbow shirt? Are you some sort of fa***t?’
‘For us, he was only ever our son. Not our black son or adopted son. Even though most folks find him adorable right now, they might feel differently when he dates their daughters, or walks through the mall with his hoodie on.’
“He was 2 years old when a neighbor at a playgroup asked all the kids to go around the room and say what color they were. They all laughed when it was Eli’s turn, and he said he was white like everyone else did. They made sure he left knowing he wasn’t.”
‘It was so simple for me to accidentally get pregnant with my twins. Why couldn’t I do this for my wife?! I felt as if I was failing her. Something I never wanted to do.’
“This was something we both wanted SO badly, yet everything was going horribly wrong. This wasn’t full of whispers and giggles and kisses like we had thought. This was full of frustration, anger, and disappointment.”
‘Flashing lights would induce a seizure causing them to fall and possibly suffer life altering damage to themselves.’ Mom creates Sensory Sensitive Trick-or-Treating after growing up in foster care watching kids ‘struggle’
“While I understand Halloween is about fear, and scaring, the night itself is very exclusive to a certain demographic of children.”
‘I’ve never been with anyone with this lifestyle nor have I have been with a girl, but now that I’ve gotten to know him, I don’t want it any other way. He is the love of my life.’
“I didn’t think someone like her would be willing to love someone like me. But I was wrong.”
‘I am an autism mom. When people hear that, they often think I have a child who has autism.’
“Can my son not be happy? Can he not be loved and appreciated for the happy, helpful, loving boy that he is? He’s a 4-year-old.”
‘You carrying our babies is a proclamation of acceptance – a proclamation that all love is equal’: Men thank their ‘fearless surrogate’ for helping them welcome twins into the world
“One day when our boys are older, we will tell them the story of the very first superhero in our family – the courageous woman, the rockstar, the pregnancy goddess, who carried them into the world. And they will be amazed, as we all are, to know a real superhero.”
‘Be My Beauty?’ Special needs prom-proposal at Disney World is the ‘best day ever’
“According to Abigail it was ‘A dream come true!’”
‘My heart swelled with pride’: Mom of son with autism thankful for ‘significant’ playground interaction
“I was silently praying that none of you would notice the obvious differences while you were all interacting.”
Why I no longer tell my child to be inclusive and kind
“This is the school counselor, and I’m calling about your daughter.”
