There is a stigma around depression. A really, really ugly one. And I think there’s especially a stigma around mothers who have depression. If you’re depressed, you’re weak. Broken. You are medicated. You cry a lot. You sleep a lot. This isn’t true. At least not for me. I’m not weak. I’m freakishly independent. I’m … More The Stigma of Being a Special Needs Mom With Depression
Parents of kids with extra challenges are a funny bunch, both funny ha-ha and funny peculiar. Funny ha-ha because – well, if you don’t laugh you’ll go crazy. Peculiar because we seldom follow our own advice and fail spectacularly in one area especially – self care. While we will sit up until 2am holding our … More How Parents of Children With Special Needs Fail Themselves – Self Care
As parents, we wouldn’t trade our kids for the world. We fall in love with our children from the moment we see them. But, as many know, parenting is never as perfect or as pretty as the advertisements or books have us tricked into thinking. There are always ups, downs, tears and trials along with … More Making Time for Family with a Special Needs Child
There is always so much talk about how Moms need to care for themselves so that they are able to care for their children. When you Google “Secrets of a Happy Mom” you come up with advice for everything – from new moms to moms of teenagers, and all the ways one can find happiness … More Self Caring while Caring for a Child with Cerebral Palsy
