Hello & welcome to The Crippled Mama. My name is Heather Barrett. I've been married 20 years. We have a 19 yea old son & a 16 year old daughter. We live in Murfreesboro, TN. I have Cerebral Palsy & I'm also Bi-Polar. I am a Christian. We have gone to the same church for 15 years. It is the church my husband grew up in. I've always loved to write. I write mainly about my faith & my disability. I chose the name "The Crippled Mama" for my because it's unique. I'm physically and spiritually disabled.
I hope you enjoy my blog. Thanks for stopping by! WHY I WRITE
I loved Judy Blume growing up and I can just remember saying I can do that. Being with 5 brothers, I became imaginative and made up stories for my dolls. As I got older, writing became my 2nd voice. With a speech impediment, it is very hard to express myself verbally - and it's getting worse as I age. Writing allows me to express my thoughts and feelings When we first got married and had kids, I really didn't know any other disabled mothers, so I started writing about our life and some of the struggles we have because of my disability. When my son was 3 months old, I wrote a story told from a little boy's point of view of what it's like to a have a disabled mother. I also write about my faith a lot. |
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