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What the Media Has Wrong About the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Trial
If you live in the United States, it is impossible to miss the daily updates on the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial. Lately, the media's narrative regarding the negative commentary surrounding Amber Heard...
Finding and Reclaiming Your Fearless and Confident Inner Child
For Mother's Day this past year, I was gifted a new bike. It was my son's idea - he wanted me to be able to ride with him. And I'll admit, I was not...
Put Down the Cookies {Facing Childhood Obesity Head On}
"His weight is a little on the high side - nothing terrible, but we need to keep an eye on it. You know, watch the snacks."
The pediatrician's words weren't a surprise, but they still...
Fatherhood During the Pandemic {The Perspective It’s Given Me}
Thinking back to before I became a father, I imagined some of what I’m experiencing now: sibling squabbles, fighting over toys, vying for parental attention, a little mess here and there.
But nothing could have...
Coming Out as LGBTQ {Realizing Your “Perfect Life” Isn’t Perfect}
Imagine yourself at 33 years old. Mother of three kids. Loving husband of 10 years. Perfect two-story home with a white picket fence. A perfect life as far as the eye can see. But,...
How I Missed My Daughter’s ADHD {Telltale Signs in Girls and Women}
At my daughter’s 13th yearly checkup, our pediatrician sent me into the hallway for a few minutes so my daughter could share any private concerns. What she said to her doctor was not a...
Frozen in Fear {Processing Your Child’s Medical Emergency}
If I could describe the most terrifying, miserable feeling in the world, it would be watching your child be sick. Not sick with a cold, chickenpox or the flu, but sick with a medical...
Choosing to Trust
To me, marriage is choosing every day that your partner is enough for you. That commitment is a choice day-in and day-out to stay through sickness and health, richer or poorer, forever.
The few serious...
How to Support Siblings of Special Needs Children
Nine years ago, when I adopted a child with special needs from overseas, I spent months pouring over books and blogs. I prepared myself and my family for the challenges ahead, and I felt...
To My Son’s First Teacher
Dear teacher,
I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Before I met you, and really got to know you, I despised your existence. In my head, you were the image of evil....