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Photo Shoot in the Ladies Room

posted Monday February 8th, 2010

Saturday was a melancholy day — the one-year anniversary of the last time the girls saw their Grandma, the day we took her to tea at the Ritz. Of course, the girls didn’t remember the date (ah, to be 8 and 6) but I did, and my mom and I decided to mark the occasion with a [...]

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Amy Silverman has two beautiful daughters, Annabelle and Sophie. Sophie has Down syndrome. These days, Amy divides the world into two groups: the people who adore Sophie, and those who don’t look twice. Amy has to remind herself that once upon a time -- when it came to people who are "different" -- she fell in the latter category. And therein lies the blog... Read more