When my child taught me something.
For years, I thought my job as my oldest's mom was to teach him how to navigate the world. What I missed, for longer than I would like to admit, was that he was teaching me too.
What I wish I’d known.
There are things I could not have been told at the start of the hardest years of my family's life. Not because no one knew them. But because some truths can only be earned. I know that now. But I wish someone had tried anyway.
Let people surprise you.
A little over a year ago, I left my last role to fight for my middle child's right to the educational supports and placement he needed. The stories in my head started immediately. This is what I learned about who shows up
Notes for the Caregivers
The caregivers are rarely the subject of the campaigns, the resources, or the headlines. This one is for them.