Posts Tagged ‘Playing’
Playground Playtime Inclusion
I often think back to when Jordan was a newborn. My head would fill with all of my worries. You know, the regular worries you have for your baby but also the new worries about how a limb difference might affect her life. I often would think back to playing on the playground in elementary…
Read More +Sharing inspiration in the news
I’m making a big transition this week… After Friday, I’m leaving 17 years of working television newsrooms to work for the national AARP organization. I’m becoming the organization’s social media trainer and I’m thrilled for the opportunity. It also means some changes here at Born Just Right. I promise to get a t-shirt shop going……
Read More +Meeting Hayden Filson
A while back I went on a rant about the way the media covers limb differences… Some Illinois media outlets reported on a “one armed” high school softball player. If you watch the video, you quickly see how Hayden Filson has TWO ARMS and one hand. It put me on a media rant that has…
Read More +Lots and lots of snow
We had a heck of a snow storm in our town. It isn’t the largest amount I’ve ever seen… but it was quite possibly the deepest Jordan’s ever been around. She had a pretty hard time walking through it… and that’s when we figured out her snow pants are two sizes too small. Yup. This…
Read More +MUD
I am clearly more permissive when it comes to having a second child and dirt. Earlier this week I took Jordan to her brother’s baseball game. It’s rained a lot around here, so the kid play area was covered in puddles. But that didn’t stop Jordan and her friends from playing and playing and eventually…
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