Family Archives - Audacity Magazine https://www.audacitymagazine.com/category/relationships/family/ Lifestyle Magazine for the Physically Disabled Sun, 17 Aug 2025 17:07:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Parenting with a Physical Disability: Hard Lessons I Learned https://www.audacitymagazine.com/parenting-with-a-physical-disability-lessons/ https://www.audacitymagazine.com/parenting-with-a-physical-disability-lessons/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=7191 Before I became a dad, I spent a lot of time wondering how I’d manage parenthood with Cerebral Palsy. Not in the “Can I love a child?” kind of way—that ...

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]]> https://www.audacitymagazine.com/parenting-with-a-physical-disability-lessons/feed/ 2 Removing Inconsiderate Relatives and Friends Improved My Life! https://www.audacitymagazine.com/removing-inconsiderate-relatives-and-friends-improved-my-life/ Mon, 15 Jan 2024 00:28:11 +0000 https://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=6479 Children, teens, and young adults with disabilities deserve to be accepted, loved, and supported by their parents and extended family. It is not always the case, and sometimes, it can ...

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]]> Mom and Baby: No Regrets https://www.audacitymagazine.com/mom-and-baby-no-regrets/ https://www.audacitymagazine.com/mom-and-baby-no-regrets/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2015 02:57:22 +0000 http://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=2938 SINGLE MOM Single and disabled is the foundation of my life. I never dreamed in a million year I’d be a mom with children and the very thought of it ...

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]]> https://www.audacitymagazine.com/mom-and-baby-no-regrets/feed/ 21 From a Mom to her Baby https://www.audacitymagazine.com/from-a-mom-to-her-baby/ https://www.audacitymagazine.com/from-a-mom-to-her-baby/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:22:36 +0000 http://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=2932 Dear [Not-A-Baby-Anymore], One of the first questions that strangers ask when they see us together is, “Is that your daughter?” There is always an awkward pause that follows my usual ...

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]]> https://www.audacitymagazine.com/from-a-mom-to-her-baby/feed/ 1 OI Motherhood https://www.audacitymagazine.com/oi-motherhood/ Sun, 30 Sep 2007 13:38:23 +0000 http://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=967 When I began to write a article about motherhood, being a mother with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), I had to take a long pause. I have taken many pauses in my ...

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]]> Memories https://www.audacitymagazine.com/memories/ Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:47:18 +0000 http://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=971 I remember my mother’s words Of the day that I was born. She wanted a girl after so many boys Then she got me – oh the joy. They said ...

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]]> T.G.F.F. https://www.audacitymagazine.com/t-g-f-f/ Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:48:37 +0000 http://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=973 T.G.F.F. Thank Goodness For Family. I sure do love mine. My hysterectomy is done – the surgery went well and I’m healing slowly but nicely. After two nights in the ...

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]]> Post Surgery Worries https://www.audacitymagazine.com/post-surgery-worries/ Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:49:54 +0000 http://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=975 Waiting, Wondering and Worrying Okay, I confess. I’m scared. Nervous. A wee bit apprehensive. About my upcoming hysterectomy, that is. By the time you’re reading this, I’m sure I’ll be ...

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]]> Reflections https://www.audacitymagazine.com/reflections/ Sat, 30 Dec 2006 13:51:32 +0000 http://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=977 Throughout my whole life people have told me about myself. They say things like, “You’re so strong.” “You’re so brave.” “You’ve got an amazing attitude.” And they often want to ...

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