meriahnicholsinGeneral Writing: Idea, Thinking, OpinionFather’s Day: One Big, Fat, Fucking TriggerMy dad is charming. He’s intelligent, funny, a good dresser. He’s nice looking, loaded with degrees and accolades and — oh! He’s a…Jun 20, 2015Jun 20, 2015
meriahnicholsAn Open Letter to Baby Leo’s Dad…from a “Down syndrome Mom”Dear Sam,Feb 12, 2015Feb 12, 2015
meriahnicholsHow Can You Love Something that Hurts You So Much?How can you feel pride in a disability that brings you pain?Jan 27, 2015Jan 27, 2015
meriahnicholsAlight: A Travel Story from a Long Time AgoWhen I was 17 years old in Japan, I took a chance and jumped on a train bound for an unknown place …and ended up among firefliesJan 25, 2015Jan 25, 2015
meriahnicholsHow to Save a Disabled BabyA new proposal by a state senator seeks to make it criminal to abort a fetus on the basis of its disability or gender. Since women rarely…Jan 17, 2015Jan 17, 2015
meriahnicholsWhy Travel with Kids?Traveling with kids is akin to traveling with an amplifier. Everything is doubled, trebled, quadripled. The highs become that much higher…Jan 14, 2015Jan 14, 2015
meriahnicholsMarriage is HardAbout 6 years ago — exactly right around 6 years ago, actually — I was sitting outside of the warehouse in which I lived, drinking my…Jan 9, 2015Jan 9, 2015
meriahnichols“I don’t think of you as having a disability!”When people say that they don’t associate the word “disability” with me or with Moxie, I think they mean it as a compliment. It certainly…Jan 9, 2015Jan 9, 2015
meriahnicholsWould You Just Quit Saying “Special Needs”?!I am an adult with a disability. I have a child with a disability (different from my own). And I am a professional educator.Jan 5, 2015Jan 5, 2015
meriahnicholsWe All MatterI’ve been wanting to talk about Ferguson but I keep doubting myself.Nov 27, 2014Nov 27, 2014