Embracing Emotions in Motherhood: A Personal Story

Every parent of a child with intellectual disabilities wants the same thing: for their child to be seen, known, loved, and met exactly where they are. For a long time, I worried about what true friendship would look like for Jack. And now that we get to watch him have nights out with his friends… it honestly feels like pure magic. The way they laugh with him, joke with him, and practically fight to be the one sitting next to him is everything. They don’t just “make space” for Jack… somehow he en