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Parenting isn’t easy- parenting kids with special needs comes with its own challenges. We drink, we overshare, we're not here to sugarcoat it. We're figuring it out as we go, sharing the ride with anyone who needs a laugh, a cry, or just some solidarity.

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(Warning: adult language.) Navigating through holiday “traditions,” school breaks, gift meltdowns, and the annual battle of why is everything so loud? If you’ve ever tried to make magic out of mayhem, only for the magic to be lost on a certain sensory sensitive individual... you might relate.

References: @bobbystinyhouseworld

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