I received a call from an unknown number. It was a young gal at Peninsula High calling around 8pm. She said, “Hi, This is Aidynn Oschman, and I am Ryan’s buddy for the Freshmen Link Crew. Freshmen Orientation is Wednesday from 9-12 and Ryan will be in my small group.” My son, Luke, and Aidynn were friends in middle school and I thought may still be friends. I knew she was probably familiar Continue Reading
To The Mom Who Told Me to Fix My Child
Author’s Note: I wrote this piece, with permission, after a friend shared about how other moms were responding to her and her little girl. This is not exactly her story, but a combination of stories shared to me through the years, and my own observations. Thank you for reading. Dear Moms, We are all in the trenches of this thing called Motherhood. Together. It is Continue Reading
Undercover
I see you. I know you are out there. I think about you. And I care. A lot. You are the mom whose child has a diagnosis, but no one knows. You are the mom whose child does not have a diagnosis, but you know he or she could have one. You are the mom with a child who is different, quirky, has unique struggles, but yet has no diagnosis. You are the mom who is too afraid to seek Continue Reading
A Beautiful Collision
My daughter, a budding writer who likes to read my blog, keeps reminding me that I have not written a blog post since late June. “Mooooooom! That’s like 4 months ago! When are you going to do another blog post?!” Summer, for one, is/was a difficult time to think my own thoughts and write blog posts. I surrendered a bit to the abyss of kids and running around and trying to “relax” more, Continue Reading