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Read more about the article Time to Heal

Time to Heal

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:March 11, 2022
  • Post category:Healing
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How many people feel inexplicably exhausted right now? We’ve all felt a little bit beaten up these past few years.  It Takes Time to Heal A friend of mine slid…

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Read more about the article Meritocracy Is the Antithesis to Love | Plough Essay

Meritocracy Is the Antithesis to Love | Plough Essay

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:December 2, 2021
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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Meritocracy is the antithesis to love.  I first wrote those words almost two years ago, when we were traveling cross-country and we were taking regular hikes as a family. On…

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Read more about the article Waiting and Sharing and Parenting
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Waiting and Sharing and Parenting

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:October 23, 2021
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“I really need my own laptop for school.” I’m not going to name which child uttered these words, because they each feel the same way. They feel that they need…

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Read more about the article Pointe Shoes and Developing Perseverance

Pointe Shoes and Developing Perseverance

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:November 24, 2020
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Family/Parenting
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Penny got new pointe shoes last week. For a long time, I thought pointe—which requires strength in both the feet and ankles that I didn’t believe Penny would ever have—would…

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