November 27, 2016 
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Today I cried at a kids party. Tears didn’t roll down my cheeks, and I didn’t need to blow my snotty nose in a tissue. But my eyes welled up and got that awful tingly lump in my throat thats near impossible to swallow. Why? Because I’m exhausted and tired of making sure […]
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November 1, 2016 2 Comments
So I get asked alot about the big stack of my favourite resources I keep in my lounge! I’ll share them one by one over the coming weeks. This one is a terrific resource on teaching you the best methods for early communication when you have a child with Down syndrome. I also highly, highly […]
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October 30, 2016 0 Comments
I’m writing about my son Parker, who has Down syndrome and changed my life. I’m writing about why you’ll only ever see what you look for. And finally, I’m writing to define what I mean when I say so often that my life changed. The only thing that changed was me. So, of course Parker changed […]
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October 18, 2016 0 Comments
1. Mix food colouring with water and freeze in an ice tray- tip a few into their bathwater. 2. A baby’s favourite- put them on a large blanket and hand them a brick or two of weetbix. You’ll love the facial expressions you’ll get while they crush intently. 3.Drop glow sticks into their bath water […]
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September 30, 2016 1 Comment
A Colombian dance teacher, Carlos, uploaded a video this week of his pupil Valentina and fellow dancer Jean Pierre. Their obvious skills shine through and you MUST watch it, too. Just a few days after Carlos posted it, it reached over a million people on Facebook! Valentina, from the Colombian ‘City Of Eternal Spring’, […]
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September 25, 2016 2 Comments
This mom, Stacey Gagnon, has shared the story of the joy and beauty her son brought to her life. But more than that- she shares the heartache of holding onto the knowledge of what his life was like before she arrived. She shares how it feels to hold onto her truth every day. She knows […]
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September 24, 2016 1 Comment
Dear Mommy, Oh, how I wish I could sit in front of you right now. I would squeeze you tight and take ahold of your hands. I can see you so clearly and I’m weeping with you. Not because I’m sad for you, but because I know the incredible truth about your life. It’s […]
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August 24, 2016 1 Comment
As I walk through the kindergarten gates, I hook it under my foot and unlatch the lock one handed as I’ve always done. And my mind says ‘open-shut! Good boy!’ Because I’ll be saying it shortly. We have so many small rituals, Parker. On one of your first days of daycare, a mum walked her little […]
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August 24, 2016 1 Comment
My sweet love, I see you. I’ve always seen you. I saw you when we told you we were having a baby. I saw the look of confusion and excitement when the facts hit you that you wouldn’t be the youngest in our family anymore. I saw you when we left the doctor’s office that day we […]
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August 21, 2016 0 Comments
Dear Jillian, It is the afternoon of your wedding. In two hours, you will take the walk of a lifetime, a stroll made more memorable by what you’ve achieved to get to this day. I don’t know what the odds are of a woman born with Down syndrome, marrying the love of her life. I only […]
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Today I cried at a kid’s party.
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