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    When you’re too tired to be a good wife

    / April 16, 2016 / 7 Comments

    This week was one of those weeks – the kind of week where I really was too tired to be a good wife. Little Brother was going through his sixth week of not sleeping through…

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    Dialogue: what not to say – and what TO say – to special needs parents

    / October 30, 2014 / 6 Comments

    So what I would like to do with this post is share what some special needs parents have to say in regard to dialogue and communication. What things they don't like to hear,…

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