I was young. I was scared. My father had just shot my mother and I needed to know if she had survived. Read the rest of the story.… Continue Reading
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Category Archives: Memoir
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10 Things My Chronic Illness Taught My Children [The New York Times]
My children have a mother with a chronic illness. They live with my rheumatoid arthritis just as much as I do. I was given my diagnosis when all three of them were young, and since then I’ve spent a lot of time worrying about what the daily uncertainty of my condition would mean to them, and whether it would affect their development. Here is what they have learned.… Continue Reading
Pushing Children: Lessons From Chronic Pain
After my daughter was diagnosed with Juvenile Arthritis, I struggled to figure out when to push her move and when to encourage her to rest.… Continue Reading
Talking Alton and Philando With My Newly Driving Black Teen
My black daughter was driving with a learner’s permit when Alton Sterling and Philando Castile were killed by cops. As white parents, we struggled with knowing how to help her process. This is our experience.… Continue Reading
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