Where Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting, & Life Collide
Welcome to the Writing Corner!
Here, finally, is a place for special needs parents to express themselves!
This is a new section of the Cafe and is meant to help those in the special needs community have an expressive outlet for their special needs writing or artwork. This will include my own original works, but my first request will be for submissions for YOUR original expressive works.
What does this include?
- Poetry
- Essays
- Non-fiction literary devices
- Fiction stories
- Any other writing style and form
- Sketches
- Abstract Art
- Paintings (any medium, scanned images)
- Photography
- Graphic Art
- Anything else
My goals are for this to be the place where you can read others’ original works and feel like someone else finally understands what you are feeling. We aren’t all writers and editors, artists, or otherwise creative, but we can all use a little support, a little inspiration, a little understanding and empathy from those who are walking a similar path to our own.
Are you a special needs parent who wants to Participate without publishing to the Cafe Writing Corner?
Stay tuned for details about Open Mic Night, where you can respond, in comments, with any expressive work, link, or comment and share in the experience without officially posting it to the Corner. Those who request can also have their comments pulled after each Open Mic Night. Sometimes we want to share without worrying about our emotions being out there for everyone else to see after the fact. I get that. I really do!
Also new and just for those who are part of the Writing Corner – a new TweetChat. Head over to the Kat’s Cafe Facebook Page to take the poll and weigh in on what night you would prefer these events taking place, and what time. While you’re there, leave a comment and say hello! I love making friends and connections!
More writing and inspiration, with the special needs parent in mind
By the end of the day, you will be able to sign up for a special newsletter here at the Writing Corner, one that will come as often as YOU want (there are actually three different options to choose from!) While the Cafe-To-Go Newsletter is being reworked, with an emphasis on making connections in addition to the Cafe overall, this new Newsletter will be just for those of you who want to share in inspirational stories, poetry, and tips on finding your inner expressive self. We all need to express ourselves.
The stress of being a special needs parent, alone, means that having ways to de-stress and concentrate on healing from our emotional and sometimes turbulent lives is key to longterm mental health. I’ll be presenting some journaling ideas and tips for those who want to consider journaling themselves. Starting later this week will be a thirty-day Writing Corner Expressions Challenge that you can take part.
There is so much you can do, and the Writing Corner here at Kat’s Cafe, and more importantly I want to be here to help you express yourself, while at the same time sharing some of my own works with you.
Are you ready to join the fun, the challenge of being a part of something new and original? The Writing Center is here, and I’ve dreamed of offering it to special needs parents since I first started Kat’s Cafe–I’m so thankful to finally see it take shape.
Katrina Moody
Graphic Designer, Wordpress Addict, Blogger at Kat's Media & More
I'm a special needs parent before just about everything else in life, but also a passionate advocate for my three boys and husband, who all have a bit of awesomeness about them. Awesomeness = Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome, Autism, Epilepsy, Dyslexia, Cerebral Palsy, and more. It all adds up to some awesome kids and an amazing family.
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Dear Kat,
While not a special needs parent myself I’d like to thank you for sharing your life and struggles with us. There is certainly no way for all of us to completely understand what your everyday challenges are, but your fortitude is something we can all learn from and appreciate. Thank you for opening up your heart to us. You are very special.
Aw – Michelle – thanks so much! Your words mean a lot to me. I sometimes do find myself questioning whether this site is able to impact folks in the ways I hope it can. For those involved in the special needs community to find understanding and empathy here, and for those who aren’t acquainted with our world to find some understanding of what we go through. It’s all about making those connections. I really appreciate your kind words. Thanks so much for your visit.
Kat I agree whole heartedly with Michele and could not say it better myself!! You are very Special and I am so glad to have your influence in my life. You inspire me xo
Aw – thanks so much Deborah! I feel blessed to have so many amazing connections with others I look up to and admire, and connections with so many others who share my passions in life. Writing as a special needs parent, with the purpose of expressing my emotions, my thoughts, my life … it’s a passion of sorts as well. I don’t see myself as an inspirational kind of person though – just one of millions trying to do the best they can in a crazy world!