Dear Chipmunk: 30 Months of Splendiforous Life
Posted: October 18, 2013 Filed under: Dear Chipmunk, kids, parenting | Tags: beyonce knowles, biracial, Down syndrome, hip hop, sibling relationships 12 CommentsDear Chipmunk,
Yes, you’ve officially been alive for 2.5 years. Seems like it is time to write you another letter. What can I say? You’re a pain in my ass right now.
There. Don’t ever tell me I wasn’t honest with you. Read the rest of this entry »
Parenting: Better You Than Me?
Posted: October 8, 2013 Filed under: advocacy, Down syndrome, kids, parenting | Tags: big families, career, Down syndrome, Parenting, pity, Special Needs, Stay at Home Mothers 18 CommentsThere is some sort of line I seem to have crossed after having three kids into some type of strange martyrdom. Or self-immolation? Sainthood? Maybe it is just this place we live in, but it seems like a BIG deal to have more kids than parents in a household. Add to the fact that one of my kids (gasp) has Down syndrome, and jeepers creepers. And I stay at home? No job, no break from the kids? Sainthood, halo, superhero cape, all of it. It. Is. On. Read the rest of this entry »
Down Syndrome Diagnosis: The Choice In The Unknown
Posted: October 1, 2013 Filed under: advocacy, Down syndrome, parenting | Tags: abortion, Down syndrome, homebirth, medicine, Prenatal Testing 33 CommentsI hate hospitals. I dislike the sterile feel, the winding hallways, the beeps, the snap and rustle of plastic. Even more than that, I feel out of control. I personally experience hospitals this way, I can’t help it. I can’t ever seem to shake the feeling that I’m being shuttled down a preordained path. Read the rest of this entry »
Kimchi Latkes 