Tag: Stacey Vee
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It’s tough being the Iron Mom of a Lionheart
Nobody gets a medal for raising a child with special needs. But for the mom of a Lionheart, it can feel like an endurance race, a marathon driven by worry, hope, and love. By Stacey Vee
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Special Needs, Special Challenges, Special Love
For parents of a child with special needs, every day is an adventure, an education, and a reminder that love conquers all
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Asking for help is hard, but it’s what makes us human
You never know who your true friends are, and you never truly get to experience the kindness of strangers, until you swallow your pride and ask for help. That’s what Stacey Vee discovered when she set out to organise a Bingo fundraising evening for her Lionhearted child.
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How we found a forever home for our forever kid
What kind of parent puts their special needs child in a home away from home? This kind of parent, says Stacey Vee, who has learned that you need to do whatever it takes to make the sum of your love feel happy and cared for.
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A freckle made me fall in love with my boys all over again
William Blake saw the world in a grain of sand, and infinity in a flower. Here’s a tale of a mother who saw love in a freckle on a little boy’s hand, opening her heart anew to the joy and wonder of a connection that goes beyond mere flesh and blood. By Stacey Vee
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Happiness is an office space to call your own
Working from home is every freelancer’s dream, until it turns into a nightmare. That’s when the Space Race begins, and you win it when you find a place that lets you enjoy the best of both worlds, writes Stacey Vee
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How much does it cost to have a cash baby?
“Dear parenting forum. I am a mom-to-be and I’m in a bit of a pickle. We’re having a baby and we’re not a medical aid, so I was wondering (in this presumably safe and non-judgmental online space): are there any medical aids that will still let us sign up?”
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Q&A: Stacey Vee
Witty, insightful, brutally candid, Stacey Vee is one of South Africa’s most popular bloggers, with a sharp focus on the challenges and joys of raising a special-needs child
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Oh, how I long for a house
Sometimes when I am driving through a neighbourhood and spot a home I like the look of that is for sale, I go online and stalk them on property websites and imagine our furniture in it. I don’t phone the agent or anything, because I know no matter what it costs, we can’t afford it…
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On being a good finisher
Parenthood stretches you, makes you more elastic – your dinner plans, your budget, your boobs, the size of your jeans.