“While I understand Halloween is about fear, and scaring, the night itself is very exclusive to a certain demographic of children.”
By Eliza Murphy -
‘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’
By Eliza Murphy -
‘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.”
By Eliza Murphy -
‘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.”
By LJ Herman -
‘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.”
By Eliza Murphy -
‘Be My Beauty?’ Special needs prom-proposal at Disney World is the ‘best day ever’
“According to Abigail it was ‘A dream come true!’”
By LJ Herman -
‘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.”
By Eliza Murphy -
Why I no longer tell my child to be inclusive and kind
“This is the school counselor, and I’m calling about your daughter.”
By LJ Herman -
‘Is this a gay bar? My son just came out to me and I don’t want to say anything that may mess him up.’
“She called a gay bar for advice. I told her, ‘Tell him he is loved and accepted.’”
By Eliza Murphy -
