Life after loss with autism, preemies and a rainbow baby
When Ashlyn was young and I was too I had plans to “fix” things. I had never known anything other than a family with two parents and two brothers, each of us spaced neatly three years apart. At night, after putting her to bed and finishing my homework, I would calculate the time I needed […]
When Ashlyn was well beyond the age most kids learned, I decided it was time for her to ride a bike. I was a single mom then so my brother and dad offered to help. They removed the training wheels from the bike she had barely ever used and got on either side. As they […]
Ashlyn volunteers at the hospital where my mom works. She is a regular there, her friends generally other volunteers, 60 years or so her senior. If you were to walk into the lunchroom when she is sitting with her fellow volunteers, she would glare at you as most teenagers do when you shout “I love […]
I used to think that my parenting depended on the baby books I read. Whether I rocked my children to sleep or gave them vegetables with every meal would depend on an extensive amount of mommy-research. But really? The mother I am has nothing to do with the books I have or haven’t read. Layers […]
As we wind down from our first full day of preschool, I am thrilled to say that a piece I wrote on life as a single mom is syndicated over at Blogher Moms. If you have a minute, head over to read The Loneliest Mother I’ve Seen and leave a comment so I know you […]
