First Person
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418Driving With Miss Sadie: When your teen’s behind the wheel
Buckle up. Start your engines. Your teen just passed the driver’s learner permit test and is ready to hit the open road.
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444Mentors are key to a satisfying life for a person with a developmental disability
I am that person who starts preparing for what’s ahead way before the rest of the general population. My oldest child, Amanda,...
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691Learning Curveball: I know nothing about today’s education
It was an ordinary Tuesday afternoon when it happened. I was helping my daughter, Sadie, with her homework, mulling the different strategies...
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1391Strangers Bearing Advice: New babies bring out the expert in everyone
The voice had come from behind me as I waited in line at the bank to cash a check. “They say you...
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232A Father’s Son: Do I fit into the ‘classic dad’ mold of fatherhood?
I check the forecast every morning. At some point over the years, I developed a compulsive desire to know the odds of needing...
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567Mother Knows Best: Yes, of course your mom really does get it
“This will be my first Mother’s Day without my son,” I said sadly, on a recent visit to my nearly 80-year-old mother....
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202Bugs And Us: The battle waged between good and evil bacteria
Kids are gross. No, not your kids. Other people’s kids. I’m sure your children are perfectly clean and illness-free. They never bring...
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130Danger Ahead! What to tell our kids about the hazards of life
My daughter grew up. I try not to blame her, as this apparently just happens. Spoiler alert: If you feed kids enough,...
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147Salad Days: A young adult gets a bigger taste of independence
Thank goodness Amanda loves salad. We were at the indoor water park Splash Lagoon years ago, and a man came over to...
