Role Reboot

In The Woods, We Always Fit In

Even though it’s hard, much of the time, I feel like we’ve got this. I don’t need our family to fit into a traditional mold, because I never imagined that it would. My 2-year-old daughter E. started saying the word “doctor” in her tiny, super-soft voice, which makes every syllable sound like a compliment. She could […]

What The LGBTQ Community Taught Me About Parenting My Son With Down Syndrome

For as much as we strive to eliminate bias against our children, we parents also need to prepare our kids for the reality of a world that will not always be kind.  My 8-year-old son Bobby has Down syndrome. I spend a lot of time advocating for him to have the same sorts of opportunities […]