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Teachable Moments

February 12, 2020 by Jennifer Senda Leave a Comment

Teachable Moments

As a parent with a disability, I firmly believe in teachable moments, learning experiences, and the like. The parenting experience has definitely been one of self-awareness, joy, tears, and yes, even pain. It is impossible for my son to pretend I fit into the societal expectations of what a mom should be because the cards […]

Filed Under: Disabled Parenting Tagged With: ableism, reflections, society, son

How things change: Reflections from a disabled mom about the holidays

December 23, 2019 by Maria Palacios Leave a Comment

How things change: Reflections from a disabled mom about the holidays

Everything was difficult for me as a disabled mom, and I say it that way now looking back as I marvel at how I survived raising kids in a nondisabled world before access to technology afforded us some of the small luxuries we enjoy now, and before disabled moms were as visible as they seem […]

Filed Under: Disabled Parenting Tagged With: ableism, adapting, disabled mom, holiday, holidays, reflections, society, son

7 Truths About Blind Parenting Courtesy of Netflix’s Bird Box

January 3, 2019 by Holly Bonner Leave a Comment

7 Truths About Blind Parenting Courtesy of Netflix’s Bird Box

Spoilers ahead, obviously. Sandra Bullock’s Bird Box landed on Netflix this holiday season, scaring the bejeezus out of an approximate 45 million subscribers, myself included. The movie begins by introducing the audience to Mallory (Bullock), seen sternly warning her two young children (oddly named “Boy” and “Girl”) to never remove their blindfolds or “they won’t make […]

Filed Under: Disabled Parenting Tagged With: adapting, blind, blind mom, movies, society

Working as a Disabled Mom: What Senator Duckworth’s Achievements Mean for Other Mothers with Disabilities

April 23, 2018 by Robyn Powell Leave a Comment

Working as a Disabled Mom: What Senator Duckworth’s Achievements Mean for Other Mothers with Disabilities

Last week, Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) made history as she became the first United States senator to cast a vote on the Senate floor with a newborn in her arms. Senator Duckworth is also the first United States senator to give birth while in office. In and of themselves, both achievements are important steps in achieving […]

Filed Under: Disabled Parenting Tagged With: disabled mom, prospective disabled parent, reflections, society, working mom

Ableism and Parenting

April 10, 2018 by Maria Palacios Leave a Comment

Ableism and Parenting

Ableism is real. Ableism is painful.  Yet, for many of us disabled people, it can be difficult to paint the picture of what ableism looks like, or how it affects our lives, and, as disabled parents, how it affects our children and the way THEY see us. Going through some old photos I came across several […]

Filed Under: Disabled Parenting Tagged With: disabled mom, reflections, society

A Normal Life

March 8, 2018 by Maria Palacios 1 Comment

A Normal Life

They cried when I went back to work. They cried, and begged me not to go —begged me to stay with them like I’d done for so long. And although I might have appeared tough when I told them not to cry, my heart was already broken when I kissed them goodbye, and boarded the […]

Filed Under: Disabled Parenting Tagged With: disabled mom, reflections, society, son

Back-to-School Shopping and the Onlookers

September 20, 2017 by Tracy Boyd Leave a Comment

Back-to-School Shopping and the Onlookers

Since I still have three children at home heading back to school this year that means we are going to hit our local Target and the mall! My guide dog Chiffon, my two youngest boys with their oldest sister Alina, and I all hit the mall to do the back-to-school shopping. My oldest son, Colin, […]

Filed Under: Disabled Parenting Tagged With: back to school, blind, blind mom, shopping, society, staring

Mommy’s Nervous About Kindergarten, too!

September 18, 2017 by Lyllyan Blare Leave a Comment

Mommy’s Nervous About Kindergarten, too!

Today, my daughter began Kindergarten. For the past several days, she’s expressed the typical fears and nervousness about starting at a new school with a new teacher in a new building with new friends to make and so on…. We talked about her feelings and I tried to help calm her anxiety by pointing out […]

Filed Under: Disabled Parenting Tagged With: daughter, disabled mom, reflections, school, school age child, society

First Day of School

September 11, 2017 by Maria Palacios Leave a Comment

First Day of School

It was your first day of school, and I remember being more nervous than you, and trying to hold back the tears, tears I think most moms experience when their babies go to school for the first time.   But for me, that time, my tears also came from fears rooted in my past — […]

Filed Under: Disabled Parenting Tagged With: disabled mom, reflections, school, society

I am not a Superhero

May 2, 2017 by Jennifer Senda Leave a Comment

I am not a Superhero

I really, REALLY want to be! I want to be able to do everything at once, and though I know it isn’t quite logical, I’m disappointed whenever I realize my aspirations to be a supermom are impossible. I have even cried tears of frustration because of it. I love pop culture! I love movies! I will […]

Filed Under: Disabled Parenting Tagged With: disabled child, disabled mom, reflections, society

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