Monday Coffee and Other Stories of Mothering Children with Special Needs
Edited by Darolyn “Lyn” Jones and Liz Whiteacre
Mothers of children with special needs feel guilt, sadness, and joy simultaneously, which is hard to understand. The mothers in this anthology don’t seek pity; instead, they illustrate a complexity of emotions that start with diagnosis, explore care in both early and later years, and invite us to witness the aftermath of the too-early deaths of their children.
In Monday Coffee, expect to experience how mothers of children with special needs live with challenges that are, yes, lived painfully and differently than what most outsiders understand, but also generously, fully, and joyfully. Weaving together essays, poems, and graphics by mothers of children with a wide range of disabilities, Jones and Whiteacre have edited a collection that highlights the challenges and joys of motherhood, exposing both fears and guilty pleasures as mothers explore their relationships with their children, partners, families, caregivers, educators, and the medical community.
Visit the Monday Coffee & Other Stories blog at motheringkidswithspecialneeds.wordpress.com to learn more. At INwords Press (www.indianawriters.org), we believe in the power of story. Story transforms. Our hope is that these mothers’ words and graphics will illustrate what it means to mother a child with special needs.
Edited by Darolyn “Lyn” Jones and Liz Whiteacre
Mothers of children with special needs feel guilt, sadness, and joy simultaneously, which is hard to understand. The mothers in this anthology don’t seek pity; instead, they illustrate a complexity of emotions that start with diagnosis, explore care in both early and later years, and invite us to witness the aftermath of the too-early deaths of their children.
In Monday Coffee, expect to experience how mothers of children with special needs live with challenges that are, yes, lived painfully and differently than what most outsiders understand, but also generously, fully, and joyfully. Weaving together essays, poems, and graphics by mothers of children with a wide range of disabilities, Jones and Whiteacre have edited a collection that highlights the challenges and joys of motherhood, exposing both fears and guilty pleasures as mothers explore their relationships with their children, partners, families, caregivers, educators, and the medical community.
Visit the Monday Coffee & Other Stories blog at motheringkidswithspecialneeds.wordpress.com to learn more. At INwords Press (www.indianawriters.org), we believe in the power of story. Story transforms. Our hope is that these mothers’ words and graphics will illustrate what it means to mother a child with special needs.
