Author: Jessica Grono

I have been giving talks about disabilities for as long as I can remember. But as a parent,  nothing has been more difficult than looking in my son’s eyes and having to explain why mommy can’t walk like everyone else. A parent is the first teacher in a child’s life. I had to talk to my son about cerebral palsy.  Talking about disabilities can be difficult as a parent. When I was a single parent to my daughter, I also had to explain cerebral palsy. She is much more technical than the average toddler so she understood pretty quickly. She…

I realized that it’s been way too long since I wrote about the little details about what is going on with our little family. I’ve been very busy writing for my weekly columns, writing my book and raising two human beings. Jeff now works the afternoon/evening shift since October. It’s been a huge adjustment for me and the kids. Bigger change than what I thought. I am happy he’s doing something that he likes, and this shift won’t be forever. For me, I technically only have a break in my day when Jason naps. During pre school hours, I’m off…

When Laura was a toddler, she woke up early on a Friday. Jeff has offered several times that if I woke him, he would take care of Laura. I probably took him up on this offer about four times. She is headstrong and determined to see Mommy no matter what and she’s always so so cute and sweet when she first wakes up, that I just get up and take care of her. I’m greedy in my Laura time. I normally have Laura shower at night but she nor I felt like it Thursday night. So we decided for her…