My nephew is five. He is stinking adorable and curious and delighted with the world in the way that only a five-year-old can be. He is still parcing out what is real and what is imagined. And since he is enough in awe of the things that are real, the imaginary seems possible. Why can’t … Read More
Special Needs Child
The art in my everyday
As I steer the car down the hill toward the Farmer’s Market, carefully eyeing Ez for signs of seizure, I am suddenly amazed that I can be so vigilant and shift relatively gracefully through traffic…it is a quiet, fleeting art. I have written about “everyday life” academically for years, but until these last precious, breathless, … Read More
OK
I found myself in the Target again today hearing another person, a person I had never met before reassure me that my daughter was “going to be okay.” It’s the third time this week. Usually their sister or cousin or daughter’s friend had a small baby or a baby who walked late or whatever. And … Read More