I always want to be someone she can look up to…..It’s so true that kids are mirrors. What they see and hear….they do. I want to make sure she sees and hears love. Presence not perfection. I want her to see and hear…
Moms are supposed to do all the things….and do them well. “Good” moms are good at everything….or so I’ve always thought. I had to ask myself….why am I doing so much work and letting the things I love slide? I’m constantly…
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Life is not perfect. Life is messy, complicated, perfectly imperfect. And that’s what makes it beautiful. Callie doesn’t need a perfect mom. She needs to see me struggle….so she can see me overcome. She needs to see me fail….so she can see me improve.She…
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They don’t tell you about the grief that you experience after you have a baby with special needs. We read all the parenting books, went to all the baby classes, and “baby proofed” the house. We had checklists and To…
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This week, a substitute in Callie’s PE class looked at Callie’s prosthetic leg and told her she can’t be runner for the game they were playing..I’ve been told my whole life things I can’t do. I can’t play sports because of…
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The struggle was real this morning. Callie did not want to get up. Did not want to go to school. Did not want to eat breakfast. And apparently thought that M&Ms were a healthy option for an after breakfast dessert. So…
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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
