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20 Things I Know Now, That I Wish I Knew Then (The Special Needs Parent-Ninja Arts)

Jan 21, 2015 | Categories: "How Can I Help?", Advocacy & Awareness, Dads, Grief & Loss, How to help, Humor, Recent Diagnosis, and Uncategorized. Tags: control freak, Dads, faith crisis, Faith Rehab, Grief & Loss, How Can I Help?, how to help, recent diagnosis, and surrendering control.

From time to time I get asked, “Do you have any advice for a Special Needs Parent?” It’s usually from someone freshly reeling from their child’s diagnosis, or a friend who wants to be supportive. BLESS THEM. To which I say (or think), Ohboyohboyboy! (and start mentally salivating.) I devoted this blog on Special Needs parenting to discuss exactly that: The...

Fatherhood, Hijacked | When Life Doesn’t Go According to Plan

Jun 15, 2014 | Categories: Dads, God Understands?!, Grief & Loss, Uncategorized, and Why me? Why my child?. Tags: Asian, Dads, Fathers, Grief & Loss, and Parenting.

In the world of Special Needs parenting, moms usually get all the press. Mom dukes it out at IEP’s. Moms rule the blogosphere. Moms march on Capitol Hill. And all those classical depictions of the Madonna? (The Virgin, not Like a Virgin) Nary a father to be seen. What about Dad? Where is he? What happened to him? Fatherhood, Hijacked This is how the birth of Jesus...

20 Ingredients to a Rock Star Special Needs Dad & Husband: Encomium of Eddie

Jan 13, 2014 | Categories: Dads and Uncategorized. Tags: Dads, Parenting, and Special Needs Marriage.

January 13, 2014. My husband turns 44 today. He hates a fuss over him. Well, too bad. His wife happens to be a grateful special needs mom and writer. Pardon me, as I hijack my own blog to celebrate my man on the world wide web. 20 Reasons Why Eddie Kim is a Rock Star Special Needs Dad & Husband 1. When trauma struck, he didn’t fall apart. We didn’t lose him to...