“She was placed in my arms and I knew without a doubt that it had always been her. All of the hard and messy and ugly, for her.”
‘This perfect, precious little girl, in one itty bitty moment, completed our family, healed my heart, and made us parents’
‘She has NEVER said a word. We have been building to this moment for 5 years.’ Mom’s moment with non-verbal autistic daughter
“I whipped around and asked her ‘Did you just say Mama?’ and she laughed then said it again!”
‘Perhaps one day a mom won’t have to adopt her own child.’: Interracial LGBTQ couple explains hurdles of becoming a mom
“If I can show them Kim and I are just two normal people who fell deeply in love and just needed someone to share it with, then perhaps one day these questions will stop.”
‘He stopped breathing 5 times in one day! We almost lost him.’ After boy’s unexplained seizure, he still thrives to graduate high school
“After almost losing him, not once but TWICE, I couldn’t be more proud to have him graduate high school!”
Why Modern Children Are No Longer Thriving
There are many factors in our modern lifestyle that contribute to this.
‘He visits 5 times a day to make sure she wakes from all her naps.’: 78-year-old and 7-year-old form amazing bond
“They chose to love each other despite what everyone else is doing around them.”
10 Things You Can Do To Help An Autism Family
“9. Don’t Judge.”
When Growing Your Family Comes To An End
“It is possible to feel both confident and sad in your decision about being done having babies.”
Autism Is Sad, But I Am Not
“That urge to peek at the last page of my story has gone away. My heart feels secure. I am ok not with autism, but certainly with Sadie.”
It’s Time To Stop Telling Women Struggling With Fertility To ‘Just Relax’
“It’s okay if you don’t understand what it feels like for them.”