Notes from a Dragon Mom

Emily Rapp reflects on what it means to parent a child with Tay-Sachs, slated to die by his 3rd birthday.

dearbaby:

A hard and beautiful thing to read.

“Parenting, I’ve come to understand, is about loving my child today. Now. In fact, for any parent, anywhere, that’s all there is.“  ~Emily Rapp

Love,

M

Notes from a Dragon Mom

Emily Rapp reflects on what it means to parent a child with Tay-Sachs, slated to die by his 3rd birthday.

dearbaby:

A hard and beautiful thing to read.

“Parenting, I’ve come to understand, is about loving my child today. Now. In fact, for any parent, anywhere, that’s all there is.“  ~Emily Rapp

Love,

M

Posted 4 months ago 84 notes

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    Emily Rapp reflects on what it means...with Tay-Sachs, slated to die by his 3rd birthday.
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    Your kids are yours...such a short amount of time.
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    Heart-wrenching but beautiful.
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    so true. Sometimes we, as parents, need...quit preparing our children for the future and...
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    And I was sad about Judah chipping a stupid tooth...splitting his lip. This story
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