little miss and her mom
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I poured my love into a wellI could not see the bottom of.Each word I said dissolved like rain,each name I called rose up, then fellback into silence, back to you,unreachable as morning sky.I learned to love without return.I learned to give without a ledger.I learned that love could be a verbthat needs no echo,…
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Sensory play is any activity that stimulates a child’s senses: touch, sight, hearing, smell, and taste. It’s a wonderful way for little ones to explore the world while developing fine motor skills and focus. The best part? You don’t need expensive toys to get started. You can create engaging experiences using everyday items from your…
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The other day while looking for something, I found Little Miss’s doll lying under the bed. The doll, who I call Dolly, once a pristine cream colour doll with blue dress and blue cap looked so dirty I straightaway had to give her a good hot bath and dry her in the sun. Dolly is…
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I will have held Little Miss’s hand through every storm,And she will have taught meWhat strength really looks like.Little Miss will have laughedIn a world that didn’t always understand herAnd that laugh will have beenThe most honest soundI ever heard.There will have been hard mornings,Doors that wouldn’t open,Words that wouldn’t come,Days that asked more than…
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We often view our lives as a straight line, starting at birth and ending at death with different life stages but anyone who loves literature knows that the best stories are never linear. When we find ourselves in a career break or a period of transition, it can sometimes feel like the plot has stalled.…
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The previous Saturday, Little Miss’s school had its Annual Function. The kids were all looking so cute and did some wonderful performances. Annual days provide a stage where every child gets the opportunity to shine. For students in a special school, performing in front of an audience is a powerful form of self-expression. It allows…
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I spent 12 years in banking before I became the primary manager of a household with one kid, a dog, and a therapy schedule that rivals a small clinic’s. With a school quite far from home and multiple therapies all of which need to be logged perfectly so as not to overstimulate or overtire Little…
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In the banking world, we talk about “burn rate” or “cash burn”, the speed at which a company spends its venture capital or cash reserves before generating a profit or cash flow. In the world of special needs parenting, we have our own burn rate. Advocacy Fatigue isn’t just being “tired”. It’s the cumulative exhaustion…
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It is that time of the year when we, the bloggers start working on Blogchatter A2Z Challenge. Every year in April, you’ll find me working on my tablet or phone or laptop, depending on how much time I have or where I am; researching, writing and posting on topics starting from alphabets A to Z…
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No one prepares you for the moment when you realize your child’s life will not follow the path you imagined. When my daughter was diagnosed with a genetic disorder that could cause developmental delays, I felt my definition of parenthood shift overnight. What I didn’t know then was that this unexpected journey would teach me…