Category: Inclusion
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Lessons from a Mom that Values Inclusion
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Two months after Sienna was born, Haley started preschool. As we walked into her classroom on the first day of school, I mentally took inventory of all the mothers. I assumed they all had perfect lives with perfect newborn babies. At the time, I was resentful. My husband was traveling constantly. My family all lived […]
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The Magic of Siblings
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“What do they see, Mom? She’s the cutest baby ever. Why are they staring?” Haley looks frustrated as I begin to buckle her into her booster seat. “I don’t know, honey. They just see someone different and they stare because they don’t understand.” I kiss Haley on the cheek and I climb into the driver’s […]
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Include Me
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When I ask you to play, play with me. When I’m building a tower, join me. When I’m singing a song, sing with me. When we’re eating a snack, share with me. When I’m being silly, be silly with me. When we’re together, include me. Many of you know we had Sienna’s first IEP meeting […]