By Ashley Taylor of DisabledParents.org As you go through life with a disability, you become used to dealing with the outside world, its views of you, and how to redirect people’s misguided assumptions. However, once you become a parent, the game completely changes. When you have a baby, people look past you to try and figure out where the parent is. They also sometimes overstep their boundaries and put too much effort into letting you know what a great job you are doing, “considering.” There are some similarities between parents with and without disabilities. While a day in the life of a parent with disabilities has some … [Read more...]
My Teenage Girl Was Bullied – And The Anti-Bullying Remedy That Finally Worked
August 29, 2013 by 1 Comment
By Sandra My daughter started her first year in secondary school with joy and excitement. At age 13, she was proud to be seen as more an adult than a child. Her happiness, however, was short lived. By mid January, she shared that her classmates were rude, used profanity and disturbed the class regularly. She asked me if she could be home-schooled. I told her to view the situation in a positive light, that she was placed in that class to help and guide others. Did I do right? I don’t have the answer but this is what I came up with to deal with the situation. My girl did her best to encourage others to stop smoking and to refrain … [Read more...]