Our Story

We are two parents, The Mom and The Dad, raising two girls with varying degrees of disability. We believe in a very hands on approach to raising our children and helping them overcome the difficulties they face due to their different disorders. We drive hours each week to visit certain therapists. Ones that are considered "the best." We work with our children at home, are active in their schools, and are constantly seeking out new techniques. Between our two children, we see a total of twelve specialists. Many on a monthly basis, several on a weekly basis. Our life is sometimes a bit chaotic with everything we have on our plate.


Throughout everything we have experienced with our two girls, we found ourselves using jokes to cope. We aren't heartless or insensitive, but we do use humor to process everything we are going through. We also found, as we told funny stories about what was happening to us, more people felt compelled to open up, as well. They shared their own stories. They realized it was okay to laugh, instead of cry. Do we really find it funny that our child mixes up words and can't walk in a straight line or my other child gets easily over stimulated? No. But we do see individual humorous moments. Those are the moments we hang on to.


I, The Mom, have two favorite stories I tell. One is about my daughter's diagnosis. The other is about her transition to PPCD. Both were moments that could have been horribly sad. I found out my daughter was profoundly deaf, and then later watched her be helped onto a special education bus. They were life changing moments. Two moments that I knew my daughter would never be like anyone else. I was overwhelmed with emotion. When I am in that state, I cope with humor. It gets me through the moment. It buys me some time to process it. It also makes me realize it is going to be okay. If I can laugh right then, in the worst moments, then I will be able to survive. It is what works for me. If it doesn't work for you, that is fine. This site probably isn't for you.


If it does, if you are that parents that finds yourself turning around or leaving a room to cover your giggles when you child is full force in the middle of an oh-so-serious fit, then you probably get us. You can relate. You, too, probably felt pride the first time your daughter brought home a note from the teacher reading, "Monkey is talking back. A lot." After all, Monkey was never supposed to talk at all. If you are stuck in the whirlwind of raising a child with disabilities, you might relate. You might get that sometimes it is just plain funny.


We would also like to add that we firmly do not believe in teasing our children. This site is intended for the parents, family, caregivers, and teachers. Not the children. This site is everything we wish we could say, the moments we wish we could laugh at, the times we hate to admit we actually find funny. But that does not always translate well to children. Especially children who are often teased. Please be sensitive to them. But please also remember, they like to laugh, too.