by Shadra Bruce | Adult Children, Parenting
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce I’m not immune to other mom blogs. Quite a few of us roam in the same circles, and I enjoy hearing different views. It’s how we all become better parents, but it’s also the perfect breeding ground for insecurities. Regardless of how old...
by Shadra Bruce | Parenting, Special Needs
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce Letting Derek join the Army was hard, but nothing prepared me for the kinds of decisions we would have to make for Kyle. Kyle was born with Down syndrome, complicated by the fact that he was also born with an almost total hearing loss....
by Shadra Bruce | Adult Children, Parenting, Raising Healthy Kids, Teens and Tweens
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce During our oldest son’s junior year in high school, he decided to look into military service as an option after graduation. Reports of young men and women dying in service were on the news regularly. However, we had always tried to teach...