Struggling with pregnancy weight and an eating disorder, a jogger battles her past while learning to accept a growing bump.

Impatient rustles and excited whispers crowd the auditorium. Backpacks line a wall along the far-right aisle. We theatre geeks are eager to learn the musical our high school will produce this year. We are the first to hear about productions, because…

Matthew Kischer as Zachary, left, and Ben Pearson as Ben, right.(Bill Kirby) BlueBarn Theatre debuted ““More of a Heart”” on March 28, 2024. The play was written by Dave Osmundsen. The play explores family dynamics and what it means to truly…

My daily life involves dealing with ableism. I expect to encounter ableism when I leave the house. Pretty much everything is rooted in ableism, and despite the efforts of the disability community to change this, people just can’t let go of their…

***This originally published in Parents.com, but it’s no longer an active link, and I did not yet have my Authory account. It’s an oldie but a goodie, and while I wrote this during virtual school, it still remains Evergreen. A disabled parent and…

Snow flurries outside my window this January morning as I curl up with a hot mug of coffee and my laptop and start perusing summer programs for my kids. Like most parents, I’m already planning our summer, and it kicks off with registering both my…

A robing ceremony was held for the Hon. Judge Derek Vaughn, Douglas County District, 4th Judicial District of Nebraska, at the Omaha Douglas Civic Center, Legislative Chambers on Friday, February 23, 2024. Judiciary introductions and opening remarks…

​​[Type here]​[Type here]​[Type here] Networking for your disabled child/student What it means to have a disabled student Individuals with Disabilities Education ACT (IDEA) IDEA is a law Passed that mandates public schools must identify and evaluate…

Ponderings, opinions and stories about life, from the perspective of a disabled mom of two.

Lured by the seductive appeal of weight loss, I made the mistake of not skipping the ad on YouTube. Transfixed, I couldn’t pull myself away from the spell weaving around me. A diagnosed anorexic, who’s struggled with weight gain the last few years,…

Onstage, from left to right, are: Kimara Snipes, executive director of One Omaha; Clarice Dombeck, urban development coordinator at Spark CDI; Greg Paskach, housing director with the City of Omaha’s planning department; Charlie Wesche (on screen),…

I've always had a difficult relationship with my parents.When they babysat my kids one day, my mother forced my son to cut his long hair.My son hated the haircut and cried, so I'm now establishing boundaries with my parents. I have a tenuous…

The final round of Creighton’s annual moot court competition concluded October 27, 2023.(Shutterstock) Creighton law school students were busy all fall, preparing for its annual moot court competition. The final round happened on Friday, October 27,…

Thursday, Oct 26 2023Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter 1 Comment 0 New! Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter is a freelance journalist from the American Midwest. She covers social justice stories, especially pertaining to disability. Her work has appeared in Parents,…

I'm a mom of two and my husband is a great dad but not so great at making appointments. I'm in charge of all of our schedules and have learned that I need to overcommunicate. Every appointment, school event, or family trip we plan, I add to my…

The River City Mixed Chorus (RCMC) took the stage for its annual concert on June 10, and the audience at the Holland Center broke into cheers and applause. The music took us back to the ’70s, and the love emanating throughout the room was palpable. A…