The Biggest Surprise About Parenting With a Disability

The Biggest Surprise About Parenting With a Disability

In many ways it made me a better caregiver.

The Ingenuity Of Disability Culture Could Benefit All Parents

Before I became a parent, I watched friends, newborns in their arms, skip-walk around the room until their babies fell asleep. Others sat on exercise balls, rocking and bouncing to ease out one last burp. I can stand for about 30 seconds before my vision starts tunneling. I can sit upright, unsupported, for three to five minutes. “What will I do when my baby cries?” I wondered.Before becoming disabled, I assumed that if I didn’t function well in…

What Disability Taught Me About Parenting

I had been disabled for six years when I became a foster mom. In order to get a foster license, my doctor needed to attest to my capacity to parent.… Read more The post What Disability Taught Me About Parenting appeared first on Cup of Jo.