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Please Give Yourself A Break

Moms, especially moms whose children have disabilities and/or special healthcare needs, are (to me) amazing people. If I had one wish it would be for less pressure on them. I remember not understanding exactly how much my wife did in any given day. I thou

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Eric Jorgensen
Dec 21, 2020
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I've been a single father for over 8 years now, my wife died in April 2012. One of the things I wish I'd gotten the hang of earlier is giving myself permission to not have all the answers. I have no clue how my wife managed to keep everything going while I was gone. At the time my son's needs were much more significant. I do know she put herself under a…

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