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Penny in Her Own Words: Senior Prom

  • Post published:May 31, 2024
  • Post category:Down Syndrome/Family/Parenting
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We’ve been talking about senior prom all year long, and I wasn’t sure whether the event itself would be a letdown after so much anticipation. But here’s what Penny, our…

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Read more about the article Prioritize Relationships

Prioritize Relationships

  • Post published:April 19, 2024
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Parenting
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I gave our daughter Penny two choices for her senior year spring break—the Bahamas (where she has always wanted to go) or Atlanta. She chose Atlanta because going to Atlanta…

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Read more about the article Provide Opportunities, Assume Possibility

Provide Opportunities, Assume Possibility

  • Post published:April 15, 2024
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Penny fell behind in ballet earlier this year. During cheer season, she missed a lot of classes and rehearsals. She also (unbeknownst to me) started sitting out of the rehearsals…

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Read more about the article Let’s Drop “Low/High Functioning”

Let’s Drop “Low/High Functioning”

  • Post published:April 12, 2024
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I was totally taken aback the first time someone asked me if our daughter Penny was low functioning. I didn't want to talk about any human in terms of how…

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Read more about the article Penny Goes to College

Penny Goes to College

  • Post published:April 11, 2024
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Most people say that kids with intellectual disabilities fall off a cliff when they turn 18 and complete their time in high school. Even though most of them are still…

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Read more about the article What Happens with Three Days Away with Your Teenager

What Happens with Three Days Away with Your Teenager

  • Post published:March 26, 2024
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I’ve never taken a mother-daughter trip with Marilee before. But this year over spring break, Marilee and I spent four nights together in Jamaica. I was a little worried we…

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Read more about the article 3 Ways to Interact With Your Disengaged Teenager

3 Ways to Interact With Your Disengaged Teenager

  • Post published:March 14, 2024
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We now officially have three teenagers under our roof. Which means we have lots of pop music playing at all hours. And we go through more snacks than we do…

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Read more about the article Penny’s Final Night of Cheerleading

Penny’s Final Night of Cheerleading

  • Post published:March 12, 2024
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I don’t know why I wasn’t weepy with Penny’s final night of cheerleading. Maybe I’m in total denial that her time in high school is coming to an end. Maybe…

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Read more about the article Changing Prepositions (from “for” to “with”)

Changing Prepositions (from “for” to “with”)

  • Post published:March 1, 2024
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As a part of an ongoing desire to honor Penny’s capacities as an adult with Down syndrome, I’m learning to change my prepositions. I keep catching myself talking about things…

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Read more about the article Mothers Can Pass Along Belovedness

Mothers Can Pass Along Belovedness

  • Post published:February 28, 2024
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What if, as mothers, we believed our own belovedness and passed that belief along to our daughters? I really appreciated Alexandra D’Amour’s essay for the New York Times about toxic…

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