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Dear 10-year-old GENE,I never imagined I’d say this: “Today, you have a summer class.”Words like “school uniform” and “entrance exams” always felt so far away.But today, we added one more word to our story. The Day I Said “Summer Class” ...

— To you, who reminded me what truly matters that day Dear GENE, age 10, It's the third day of summer break. Today was supposed to be a “double pool day”—your day program pool in the afternoon, and swimming class at night.Yesterday, you ...

The One Item That Worried Me Most: Chopsticks My son Gene attends a special education school,and school trips come with a long list of items to prepare.From other moms, I’d heard the same daunting message: “You’ll need to bring tableware...

He Thinks He's Meeting Shaun in the Snow — But We're Going in July. Our Summer Plan: Shaun the Sheep! This summer, we’ve decided to visit Shaun the Sheep Farm Garden at Rozan Berry Tawada in Shiga, Japan. GENE, my son...