I met the most remarkable woman yesterday.
We’d been emailing for weeks (months?) about our daughters. The woman lives in town, friend of a friend of a friend.
My daughter is 5; we found out she had Down syndrome when she was several days old. Still, I remember the time before the diagnosis felt like eternity.
This woman’s situation [...]

Four days in, and Sophie hasn’t been kicked out yet.
The first week of kindergarten is full of growing pains for all the kids, and for Sophie I think it’s been especially hard because of the heat (you try going back to school — and onto the playground — when it’s 111 degrees out, and humid) [...]

I maintain that Sophie’s the best judge of character. If she gives you the thumbs up, I’ll be your friend, too.
So I wasn’t surprised when, within minutes of her arrival, Megan had already been whisked away to Annabelle’s room for a visit with Dr. Sophie, equipped with plastic toys from a half dozen doctors kits [...]

It’s official. I have to find Sophie some friends.
At least, some play dates — specifically, the therapists tell me, play dates with girls (or very mellow boys) a little younger, 3 and a half or 4. And it’s got to be in a controlled environment:
One on one. For about an hour. Annabelle can’t be there. [...]

Sophie has no friends.
There it is, a brutal statement, but true. I was going to write about the cats, but I’m trying, with this blog, to push myself to write about hard stuff.
So today, Sophie. Friendless Sophie. Not lonely Sophie, she’s by no means lonely, or unhappy. She always has someone to play with. Just [...]