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Read more about the article New Glasses: It Matters What I Think

New Glasses: It Matters What I Think

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:March 27, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Family
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Penny is getting new glasses, after 15 years of more or less the same ones. We’ve changed the prescription but not the frames, per her request. But she has recently…

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Read more about the article Baby Steps Towards Growing Up

Baby Steps Towards Growing Up

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:April 17, 2021
  • Post category:Family/Parenting
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Marilee definitely regrets the fact that she got excited when I told her I was filling out forms for summer camp because some unexpected words came out of her mouth:…

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Read more about the article Missing Out on Beautiful: Growing Up With a Child With Down Syndrome {Paperback}

Missing Out on Beautiful: Growing Up With a Child With Down Syndrome {Paperback}

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:March 4, 2021
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith/Family/Writing
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December 30, 2005. That’s the day our daughter Penny was born. She was diagnosed with Down syndrome a few hours later. World Down Syndrome Day is coming up on March…

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Read more about the article My High Schooler’s Independence

My High Schooler’s Independence

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:November 18, 2020
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Family/Parenting
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I was recently reminded of my high schooler's independence. Last week I left the girls home alone together while I went to the grocery store. Before I went, I suggested…

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