Tag: Motherhood
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The Real Goal
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Today, Sienna and I walked the halls of her outpatient therapy center again.It’s a place that holds nearly a decade of memories—milestones, breakthroughs, battles.It’s seen us warrior through the messiness of progress. So I don’t know why I was surprised when the emotions hit hard today.But they did. Because here’s…
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When the Crowd Goes Quiet
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At one point on this journey, I found myself deep in an advocacy effort alongside a younger mom—newer to the world of disability rights, but fierce, brilliant, and already exhausted by the weight of this fight. We were trying to create real change. The kind that disrupts power structures. The…
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The Push and Pull of Advocacy
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I turn my camera off after recording the coach going through the routine for the cheer competition and look back at Sienna. She has melted to the ground and her eyes are puddling with tears. What had I missed?I step towards her and ask her what’s wrong as the tears…