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Emmy D. Wells

Emmy D. Wells

Wear Someone Else’s Shoes

My mom used to say there is no rest for the wicked or the weary. I may not be wicked (most of the time), but I am weary (the rest of the…

3 min readJul 24, 2020

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Wear Someone Else’s Shoes

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They Only Call Me On My Birthday

I’m 45 and my parents are in their 80’s. We are mostly estranged, them more than me. There was a series of conversations. Things were said…

2 min readMar 10, 2020

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I Can’t Convince My Child He Won’t Be Homeless

I’ve had a troubling conversation with Max more than once over the last year. He is 14 and lives in a residential facility so he can get…

3 min readFeb 28, 2020

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I Can’t Convince My Child He Won’t Be Homeless

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Emmy D. Wells

A Treatment Worse Than The Disease

My husband and I have two sons in a residential facility. They were both exposed to drugs and alcohol in utero. When we adopted them, we…

3 min readFeb 25, 2020

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A Treatment Worse Than The Disease

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Which Spectrum Do You Mean?

In the world of pediatric mental health disorders, Autism Is King! At least it seems that way to me. I don’t mean to offend anyone. Autism…

3 min readFeb 20, 2020

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Which Spectrum Do You Mean?

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Emmy D. Wells

More Than Sad

Sad is not the word I like to use. It’s a word for children, for people who don’t understand whatever the real word for the feeling is…

2 min readFeb 13, 2020

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Emmy D. Wells

Emmy D. Wells

I am a writer, blogger, adoptive mom to four, special needs mom, and wife to a disabled husband. www.emmydwells.com

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