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Parenthood, You Broke My Heart
Monday was a holiday, both for Mr. Andi the kids. He opted to take Nathan fishing (a story in itself – be looking for a guest post from Mr. Andi later this week) while Sarah Kate and I stayed home....
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I’ve been asked my opinion on the Saylor case, and given that so many other bloggers in the special needs world have posited an opinion, I guess it’s time for me to make my thoughts known, as well. If...
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We Want to Be Treated Like Everyone Else…Except When We Don’t
Despite the apparent forcefulness of last Tuesday’s rant on the Robert Ethan Saylor case, I struggled with the decision to post about it. The story picked up a lot of steam following the grand jury’s...
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Boston, The Other, and Less Than
The photo above is one of many taken in the moments following the two bomb blasts that rocked the Boston Marathon on Monday. Although we all know that the people in the photos are real individuals...
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Why I’ll Never #StandWithWendy
It’s no secret that I’m pro-life. I’ve blogged about it before, but just to clarify: I believe that life begins at conception, and I believe abortion is morally wrong in all instances, even in the...
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Hello, World! It’s Baby Megan!
Photo Courtesy Ryan and Leslie Nichols Many of you have asked for updates on Baby Megan, the daughter of Mr. Andi’s cousin who was born last summer with osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease)....
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What Is Wrong With People??? – Part 3
After the two What Is Wrong With People links I posted in this past weekend’s Sun-Beams, I was hoping for a break in the trend, but it appears that bad things really do happen in threes (or at least...
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What Is Wrong With People? – Closer to Home Edition
It was bound to happen sooner or later. On Monday morning, a kind soul notified me that a photo of Nathan had been stolen from this blog and was being used to solicit gifts on an online “wish” site....
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Headlines, Clichés, and Getting More Than You Can Handle
I traveled to Indianapolis this weekend, flying up on Friday evening and back on Sunday with lots of meeting in between. Weekends like these always wear me out, and worrying about the enormous weather...
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What Is My Responsibility to the Special Needs Community?
When Sarah Kate aged out of early intervention at three years old, she qualified for public (i.e., developmentally delayed) preschool, just as Nathan did seven years later. We opted not to send her,...
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