Parenting
The Art of Letting Go, As an Artist and a Mother
Like a drawing is and is not mine once I’m finished with it, my son is not mine, not really, because he is himself.
How It Feels to Watch Your Son Getting His Hair Cut
In the battered barbershop chair, Faris sits slightly camouflaged and crumpled, as though he is a mystery even to himself.
The Greatest Challenge of Raising an Autistic Child as an Autistic Parent? The Ableist World We Live In
Being disabled means hundreds of thousands of people believe they always know better than you do.
What I Imagined Motherhood Would Be, and What It Is
When you give birth to a life, you are also giving birth to a death.
The World Doesn’t Bend for Disabled Kids (or Disabled Parents)
My kids have been kicked out of many, many places for being different—just like I was.
When We Knew Our Boy Was Slipping Away
We were so worried about surviving that we’d forgotten to show him even little ways to live.
“Words Are Wind”: How Do You Help a Child Cultivate Both Confidence and Kindness?
I was thin-skinned as a child, with an ego that could put bruised peaches to shame.
The Perils of Raising a Black Feminist Girl
I promised myself I would not threaten, shame, or scare my daughter into compliance. I kept that promise.
Act Right: Raising a Black Boy from Six to Seven
“I want him to stay as sweet and soft and cute as he is now. He is my baby boy.”
Love in the Time of Measles
“In the emergency room, my instincts exploded from protective to full-blown primal. And it felt like love.”