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The joys of special needs children

Don Hammonds / Nov. 26, 2008 "Puh-ple!" That word came out loud and clear from my 2-year-old the other day; Aidan and I were absolutely overjoyed. You see, Aidan is one of our four special needs children, and from the day that my partner Joseph...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2008 4:26 PM by Don Hammonds

Filed under: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, special needs
Watching them drive away

I said good-bye to my kids at the door, then went to the window and watched them walk to the car. My son - long, gangly and incredibly teenager-ish at 14 - walked to the passenger side. My daughter - 17 now, but in my mind's eye still my little baby...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2008 8:55 AM by Brian David

Filed under: new drivers, children of divorce, empty nest, teens, stepfathers, step-parenting
How to be a grandpa someday

I came down the stairs with Sam still in his jammies. "Mommy?" he asked. "Yes, Mommy's here. And someone else is here too," I said. We came down the last flight, and there was Mommy, waiting. And there was Grandpa, waiting too...

Published Thu, Nov 11 2008 4:21 PM by Brian David

Filed under: toddlers, playtime, fatherhood, grandparents