10 Things We Wish You Knew About Differently Abled People Like Callie

Things We Wish People Knew about Differently Abled People like Callie…..

1. Please don’t stare. A smile and a wave is much better. Staring hurts her feelings.

2. Callie can do whatever she wants to do–swimming, horseback riding, dancing. She just might need an adaptation or it might look a little different. She still can participate to the fullest of her ability.

3. Her prosthetic leg is not the coolest thing about her. There are many cool things about her–her birthday is on Halloween, she rides horses, loves animals, and her favorite color is “glitter rainbow.”

4. Her prosthetic leg is pretty cool looking though

5. We wish we saw more people like Callie in media, books, films, ads, and on TV. When we turn on the TV, open a magazine, or scroll online, we don’t see a lot of people that look like her. We would bet you probably don’t either. We would love for that to change!

6. Its extremely expensive and time consuming to manage all of her healthcare needs.

7. She’s worth every penny.

8. We don’t want your pity. We would love your compassion, acceptance, and empathy though.

9. We would love your help championing for people like Callie. Allies are amazing. We would love to have more people advocate for inclusion, adaptive resources, and funding for people like Callie.

10. The disability isn’t the issue. The accessibility and lack of adaptive items is the issue.

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Hi, I’m Jaime — writer, mother, storyteller, and the heart behind The Wildflower Edit. For nearly a decade, I wrote online as The Princess and the Prosthetic, sharing my daughter’s journey with disability and the lessons our family learned along the way. It was a beautiful season — full of advocacy, connection, and community — but as my daughter grew older, I felt a shift. She deserved more autonomy. More privacy. More room to decide how she shows up in the world. And I realized something else: My own story was expanding too. Motherhood was still here. Disability was still here. But so were grief, healing, womanhood, nervous system care, feminine energy, homemaking, identity, softness… the fuller, deeper pieces of life that were ready to be spoken aloud. Whether you come for the cozy routines, the motherhood reflections, the disability advocacy, or the soft life inspiration — thank you for choosing to share this space with me. Pour a warm drink. Settle in. Let’s grow a life that feels like you again.

Jaime