I has a new mom hanging on by a thread. I had no family or friends nearby. Then my kids all lost it at Target. A stranger jumped in and saved me that day. Here’s how she changed my life.… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Essays
![The Day My Father Shot My Mother [The Establishment]](https://mommymeansit.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Say-father-shot-mother-all-platforms.png)
The Day My Father Shot My Mother [The Establishment]
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
![10 Things My Chronic Illness Taught My Children [The New York Times]](https://mommymeansit.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Chronic-illness-all-platforms.png)
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
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