Before my son Bobby was diagnosed with Down syndrome, I knew very little about the chromosomal condition. Oh, I’d seen enough people to recognize the distinctive facial characteristics.…
The Spring weather is here and you may have the option of getting kids outside for some fresh air and play time during these school shut downs…and bikes,…
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately one in every 700 babies in the United States is born with Down syndrome, making Down syndrome the…
Seeking a text buddy for the end of the world. That’s what my headline would say. So COVID-19 is here and I’m a single mom. I’ve been social…
If you follow Twitter at all, you may have noticed that a trending hashtag right now is #GenX. It’s because this is our moment, our time to shine…
Dr. Deloris Beaverton is a feisty, feminist vagina. Yes! She’s an actual vagina who happens to have a PhV in Philosophy and a master’s in Vaginology. Born in…
Supposedly after having children, we are all supposed to have a unique sensitivity and newfound appreciation for human emotions. This is something we may have been lacking through…
I was given three daughters because I was an emotional teenager full of angst and the powers that be has one hell of a sense of humor. Last…
I’ve read a number of “Letters to My Younger Self” over the years, all very deep and thought-provoking. Pondering this concept recently, I wondered what I would offer…
I have two daughters, born twenty-two months apart. Being so close in age, they share activities, schools, sports teams and clubs. It doesn’t take long for their teachers…
When Dorothy needed to find her way home, she followed the yellow brick road. That’s probably because Dorothy didn’t have Facebook. If she had a smartphone she would…
I’m decidedly not one to freak out about all this virus-pandemic-end-of-the-world-disease discussion, but I must admit that on one sleepless night this week, as I tossed and turned…
I was late to Max’s birthday party. Like, really late. It remains a mystery how I came to be almost 2 hours overdue to a 2-hour-long event, but my…
Dear World Into Which I Am About To Launch My Children, There is something I really need you to know. I tried. I really, really did. I gave…