Before watching the Dateline interview of Nadya Suleman, my only interest in this story was the passing thought of, “Will this family replace Jon & Kate Plus 8??” I honestly had no idea of the squawking & hostility towards this mother of six who just gave birth to octuplets. In fact, I was surprised to hear of it — and that’s what drew me towards the show.
(Personally, I’d like to lay a large part of this concerned indignation from our nation on the bitterly infertile; but even the fertile seem to be pissed off. So it’s larger …read more

Kadi took her son’s Risperdal by mistake; don’t judge, moms of special needs kids are each a heartbeat away from such an action.
I was getting the kids into bed and thinking about what I needed to get done, as I grabbed the medication out of the cabinet. I filled a glass with water, still thinking about my to-do list and without realizing what I was doing, popped the pill into my own mouth and downed it with a big gulp of water.
Now tell me you’ve never done that with hubby’s aspirin or the kids’ vitamins? (If you deny it, I …read more

Just received this info:
The UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation has announced that new grants are available to help children who need critical health care treatment, services, or equipment not covered or not fully covered by their parents’ health benefit plans. UHCCF provides grants to families to help pay for child health care services such as speech therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy sessions, prescriptions, and medical equipment such as wheelchairs, orthotics, and eyeglasses.
Parents and legal guardians may apply for grants of up to $5,000 each for child medical services and equipment by completing an online application at the UHCCF Web site. To be …read more

Let’s Eat Cake, a fundraiser hosted by Melissa Margarita-DiStefano, is coming up quick: Tuesday, February 17th at the Plaza Paramount Hotel in Gainesville, Florida! Let’s Eat Cake is a cake decorating competition with all proceeds going to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Learn more about the fundraiser here.
In an effort to make sure spread the word (and raise money), we are continuing this chain-blog (Wait. Is that even a word?)
Want to help? Here’s what to do. Cut and paste this post or create your own new version on your blog and ask others to post it on their blogs. …read more

Spent the first weekend of the new year with family — the kids and my sister and her family. We did karaoke for hours Saturday night.
My sister performed Grease Lightening from Grease (which was wildly funny, prompting one of the kids to suggest we video that & put it up on YouTube). When my sister finished, she said, “Was I totally like John Travolta?”
After the laughs, I mentioned that it was sad to hear his son just died. My sister was all, “Jett died?!”
I was shocked she knew his name. She probably knew you spelled it with two …read more

At Motherhood Metamorphosis, Pop Tart wrote about her daughter with Aspergers:
As the parent of a special needs kid, your whole take on plays, pageants, concerts and other school productions or events is if not completely opposite of every other parent’s, pretty darn close to it. While parents of “normal kids” hope their child excels and stands out from the rest, we cringe in horror, hoping our kids blend in. Every single day.
As a mom with several special needs kids (including two on the Autism spectrum), I read that and knew the pain of it.
As she pointed out, we do appreciate …read more