I have spent the past 11 years fending off misconceptions that I must hate my life and that I must be angry or depressed about my son. Often those misconceptions come from people without direct experience with disability – sometimes … Continue reading
(I got it! It came to me this morning. And it’s so very unCanadian.) I am not going to help you through your discomfort and make it all better. I can’t. And I don’t want to. ‘This’ is not just … Continue reading
Sometimes I cheer people up. Not because I try to, but because sometimes people will compare their own stresses to what they assume are mine and will be drawn to ‘count their blessings’. I suppose I should live and let … Continue reading