Tess is feeling under the weather, and we know it right away.
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#162: Hip Hop Hooray
It's the day we express our feelings to the people we love. And there are people that Tess loves. So what does she do on Valentine's Day?
Read More#161: Tess Hits the Hay
The T-Bird's bedtime ritual is a long and complicated affair. It feels like an hours-long magic spell, complete with eye of newt, to get her down. Here's what happened when her brother jumped in.
Read More#160: Painfully Obvious
An update on our little bean, Miss Tess.
#159: The Not-So-Distant Future
A friend shares a eye-opening article about people with intellectual disabilities. People like Tess. Who can't defend themselves.
Read More#158: The T-Bird in the Pool
Tess hits the pool. And there in the water, she pushes hard to break away from me. To be on her own.
Read More#157: Tess Got Hurt
An injury to Tess makes us stop and think. About her. And about ourselves.
Read More#156: I'm Outta Here
Tess makes a move. Afterwards, is she proud of herself? You could say that.
Read More#155: Tess Triumphs
Triumphs with Tess. Some of the highest high points of the past few years.
Read More#154: Epic Fails
Taking you back, to some of the best stories of my epic fails with Tess.
Read More#153: I Am Tess and I Break Things
After many years, Tess left the world of Apple behind. And we embarked on a new chapter. With an opening that was nothing short of mind-blowing.
Read More#152: Invisible Dad
Going back to a place that’s endangered our girl before. How can we keep her safe?
Read More#151: No Such Thing As Full - Hyperphagia and Pica
Trying to solve two problems. Both about hunger. Hunger that doesn't make any sense. And has no end.
Read More#150: Mysterious Man in Hospital Room
We carried Tess for the first 5 years of her life. Because her hip issues prevented walking. It was a dark time for our heroes. Are we about to return to those days?
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#149: No Pity Party
I’ve said before how I hate evaluations of Tess. How they make me feel, how they downplay her abilities. But recently I turned the tables on an evaluator. Mwah-hah-hah!
Read More#148: Ron Burgundy or Han Solo
We switch up Halloween in an effort to honor Tess’s wishes. Of the four people in our household, how many end up happy on Halloween night?
Read More#147: I Have The Power
To keep Tess happy, we’re pretty dependent on routine. Showing her that this thing happens, then this, then this. Always always always. Until it doesn’t.
Read More#146: Our Second-Grade Interrogator
Some relentless questioning, by an eight-year-old in Tess's class. He wants the truth. But can he handle the truth? Can we?
Read More#145: Silver Screen Bean
Showing our film about Tess at the rare disease film festival. What if you were in a room, an audience, full of people who get it? Then what?
Read More#144: Gala part 2
Part 2 of our story about the gala. They came, they laughed, they bid on stuff, they ate, they drank, and above all, they showed the love. Big time.
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