by Leisa A. Hammett | Aug 11, 2011 | All The Rest of Life, Autism/Disability, Divorce, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
I'm giving this summer the finger. Well, actually, I mean, well, the wave of us Mothers From Hell & Friends is the slightly raised third finger. And that's me above driving The Divorce Mobile in two-thousand-and-something-or-another. And I've...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 19, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Motherhood
Ever cared for a sick child? Have you ever experienced feelings such as I did? I recall that strangely satisfying feeling of nurturing my child when she was sick. I wondered if I was a little sick in the head for oddly enjoying caring for her small, fevered body. I...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 30, 2011 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Motherhood, Nashville!
Ever read a story and suddenly found yourself crying? You realize your eyes are brimming. Sometimes you are so moved, the tears create a downward stream. You reach for a tissue and dab, or you swipe your cheeks with the back of your hand. Yesterday morning, watching...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 24, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Motherhood
She's embarking on an unforseen journey, my new friend. To her and others fresh to parenting a child with autism, I share from my experience that began nearly a decade and a half: Knowing in your heart of hearts that all will be well. All IS well...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 6, 2011 | Motherhood
Photo: Bill Bangham, Father of Click, 2004 The act of becoming a mother means that some invisible hand of life-emotions reaches down into the very pit of your heart and takes a wrench hold. You will never be the same. You have joined the universal community of...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 4, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Motherhood
"Where design and motherhood and intersect." That's the tagline for DesignMom, one of the internet's most intriguing, savvy blog-enterprises and blog owners–Gabrielle Blair. She's a designer and mother of six–the youngest just...
