Tag: diversity
Realizing I’m Autistic Changed My Life
I was 33 when I realized I was autistic. Suddenly, the fact that it took me an hour to put socks and shoes on...
An Open Letter to the Little Girls Who Dream of Playing...
Future For Football is an initiative of the National Football Foundation, created to highlight the lessons and values that football imparts. Get involved and...
Let Them Be Who They Are
Kids are all different! We should let them be who they are. My daughter recently celebrated her 12th birthday. She’s so confident and so...
You Can Always Just Adopt…
If I have to hear "You can always just adopt" one more time, I might actually scream. I never felt like I had a...
PMDD, ADHD, & Me
I’ve always had really awful periods my whole life. Starting right after I turned 14, I spent high school and college suffering a great...
Battle of the Acronyms
I am slightly OCD and ADD and am prone to depression with naturally high levels of anxiety. My daughter is slightly ADD and has...
Motherhood Decoded {A Podcast}
Motherhood Decoded
A podcast by moms for moms. Presented by the Louisville Mom Collective! Listen to audio versions of our blog posts, and tune in...
Trials & Tribulations of a Biracial Daughter in Black History Month
Biracial children often have a hard time figuring out their identity and their place in society. "Am I white?" "Am I Black?" Many daughters,...
Single Parent Shame
Hi, I'm Courtney, and I was a single parent. A decade ago, I felt so much shame about being a single parent and felt...
Disabilities Can’t Stop Them
Two of my moms are amputees. My step-mama, Susie, was the first to lose one of her legs. Many years later, my mother lost...