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To My Fearless Son With Special Needs, From Your Helicopter Mom

Crystel Rynne

This Mom Wears Lipstick on Her Cheek Every Day to Make Her Daughter Proud

Melissa McGlensey

6 Things I'd Tell the Parent Who Just Heard 'Global Developmental Delay'

Alison Bloomer

To the Mom Who Just Found Out Her Baby Has Half a Heart

Fay Murrish

t-shirt that reads: I freaking hate adults with disabilities.

Offensive T-Shirt Spreads Hatred Toward People With Disabilities

The Mighty Staff

Girl with Treacher Collins syndrome, a disorder that affects a person's appearance, looks into camera

Kids Bullied Her Because She Looks Different. So She Did This.

Melissa McGlensey

A woman sitting and her husband standing outside near a fountain, smiling and looking away from the camera.

The Secrets I'm No Longer Keeping as a Woman

Nadine Friedman-Roberts

16 Incredibly Clever Halloween Costumes for Wheelchair Users

Elisabeth Brentano

Boy (12-13) hugging mother at home

To the Stepparents of People With Special Needs

E.M. Anam

Why This Simple Question About My Kids Is Anything But for Me

Julia Fisher

When I Became a Mother to a Baby I Would Never Hold

Tracie Loux

Why This Photo Is More Than Just a Kid Going Down a Slide

Jill W.

A mom, her four children and husband

9 Things I Wish Doctors Would Do When Interacting With My Child With a Disability

Cara Coleman

After 9 Miscarriages, Mom Remembers Lost Children With Powerful Image

Elisabeth Brentano

Woman With Partial Paralysis Ignores Naysayers, Becomes Aerial Acrobat

Melissa McGlensey

To United Airlines, From the Mom of 2 Toddlers With Special Needs

Julianne Neely

To the Husband of the Wife Living With Chronic Illness

Tricia Barendregt

To the People Who Watch Our Special Needs Family From the Sidelines

Amy Bennett

When a Theme Park Employee Questioned My Child's Special Needs

Nicole Black

Comedian Calls Out Big Issue With Hollywood's Disabled Characters

Melissa McGlensey

Tee Ball

What I Wish I Told the Mom Who Stood Near Me at Our Sons' T-Ball Practice

Mandy Farmer

6 Things People With Illnesses Need to Stop Saying in Support Groups

Emily Coday

To the Friends and Family I Can’t Make Small Talk With Anymore

Hillary Kleck

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What Nobody Tells You About Experiencing a Miscarriage

Lindsay Jolly

People With Disabilities Reveal the 'Stupidest' Questions They've Been Asked

Melissa McGlensey

What People Get Wrong About 'Happy and Healthy' Babies

Frances Klimas

5 Ways to Comfort a Grieving Parent

Stacey Skrysak

9 Things I Want to Tell a Parent Who Has Just Lost an Infant

Heidi Raykeil

Teen Comedian Has Zinger About How Schools Treat Disabled Students

Elisabeth Brentano

To the Waiter Who Made Me Feel Ashamed of My Feeding Tube

Elle Barnes

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