One of the reasons I started writing about my experience with Down syndrome was because I sensed a need for a father’s perspective. Maybe it is more of a “female” thing to write about raising a child or maybe if more women than men stay home with the kids they have a

I downloaded The Unfinished Child by Theresa Shea to my Kindle based on the recommendation of another blogger and parent to a child with Down syndrome. The recommendation came as part of a comment to a post I wrote about prenatal testing for Down syndrome. This book was like no other

Despite having already written a review of the book Far From the Tree by Andrew Solomon I find myself feeling like I must bring it up again; it is one of those books that speaks to you long after you have finished reading it. However, this time my goal is to pull you into the struggle

“Sometimes, people end up thankful for what they mourned. You cannot achieve this state by seeking tragedy, but you can keep yourself open more to sorrow’s richness than to unmediated despair.” – Andrew Solomon I am not sure how it is at your house but at our h

A different path than anticipated Our painful miracle If you have read the ABOUT page on this site you already know that my beautiful wife and I have a total of four kids. What you may not know is that my wife was somewhat of a “tomboy” growing up. She loves sports and always envision