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The Bumpy Road
Why does it go by so fast? I guess it's what we all think when time passes. But sometimes it really hurts when you see the days on the...
Jessica Rownd
Jan 6, 20232 min read
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Friends are hard to come by
Being friends with Wyatt is definitely not for the faint of heart. He is quick to judge and quick to be mad at you and will hold a grudge...
Jessica Rownd
Dec 8, 20223 min read
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Sands through an hourglass
So often we say we wish we could stop time but we all know it is slipping through our fingers. I've been thinking long and hard about...
Jessica Rownd
Nov 17, 20222 min read
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The Good, The Tough, and The Disrespectful
When Wyatt was diagnosed almost 15 years ago (Halloween is his diagnosis anniversary) we didn't know what the future would hold. We were...
Jessica Rownd
Oct 27, 20223 min read
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Fueling the fire
We have been non stop for the past few weeks and it is really mentally exhausting. We have had a few awesome weekends in September and...
Jessica Rownd
Oct 12, 20223 min read
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Yes I am Jealous
Why am I jealous you ask., it's because... I see the pictures of everyone else's high schoolers celebrating homecoming. I see all the...
Jessica Rownd
Oct 1, 20222 min read
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The Trip of a Lifetime
UNBELIEVABLE AMAZING UNFORGETTABLE PERFECT These are just a few words that I can come up with as I sit and think back on one of our...
Jessica Rownd
Sep 13, 20222 min read
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Spreading Awareness through our Struggle
I started this blog late last week when I was really struggling with Wyatt's school. I was so worried and anxious about it all. I had a...
Jessica Rownd
Sep 2, 20223 min read
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BFCs: Best Friend Cousins
While raising 2 boys and having a nephew, it's nice to have a little girl to love on. My niece Ryann is amazing and one of a kind. She...
Jessica Rownd
Aug 17, 20224 min read
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Feeling the Blessings and Anxiety Simultaneously
This week the boys started school and I am having mixed feelings. Since June I have been Wyatt's hands and legs and the chef, chauffeur,...
Jessica Rownd
Aug 11, 20223 min read
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Sooo much to process
The past few weeks have been a blur. We have been taking in as much of summer as we can but it has been bitter sweet. It seems like time...
Jessica Rownd
Jul 27, 20224 min read
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Acceptance
These past few months I have accepted more than I was truly ready to. I'm in awe of how Wyatt, Wynston and sometimes even Patrick have...
Jessica Rownd
Jul 13, 20223 min read
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Finally ReConnecting
Why does it seem like the vacation days go by so much quicker than work days? Patrick, the boys and I took a break and headed to the...
Jessica Rownd
Jun 30, 20223 min read
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Get Me Out of Here
The first week of summer came and went in a flash. As always Wyatt and my days are filled with appointments. The first big appointment of...
Jessica Rownd
Jun 7, 20223 min read
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I'm here if you need me
It's been a while since I have posted because life has thrown us a few gut punches recently. Besides the big life changing event of Wyatt...
Jessica Rownd
May 23, 20224 min read
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Chutes and Ladders
What used to be a fun game played as a child is now my real life. This is actually how it has always been since diagnosis day. I can go...
Jessica Rownd
May 12, 20223 min read
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Shock, denial, grief...all a nice place to visit
When Wyatt told me he wasn't going to walk much longer on April 20, 2022 I was in shock. I am still in shock but a little less than that...
Jessica Rownd
Apr 29, 20223 min read
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Godwinked
Yesterday began with a Godwink but I didn't realize it until later that evening... This hasn't happened in YEARS, Wyatt didn't take his...
Jessica Rownd
Apr 21, 20222 min read
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His laughter is good for MY soul
It's been a long time since I heard laughter coming from Wyatt's bedroom. I'm not saying he hasn't laughed in years but I'm saying it has...
Jessica Rownd
Apr 8, 20222 min read
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Specially Picked Sibling
Over the past year I have focused this blog so much on my life with Wyatt but today I want to focus on Wynston's life with Wyatt. I know...
Jessica Rownd
Mar 31, 20224 min read
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