Mom Guilt. For me, this takes on an entirely different connotation. For years, I blamed myself for Callie’s health issues. One hundred percent blamed myself for every single health issue that she had. We spent three months in the NICU…
How’s Callie doing? We get asked that a lot. Thankfully because we have a huge tribe and a lot of people that care about our little warrior. It seems like a simple enough question….but sometimes it’s not. I never know…
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“She’s your only one?” “You didn’t want anymore kids?” I never know what to respond to those questions. We both wanted a large family–we both grew up with siblings. I’d always imagined a loud, rambunctious, crazy household full of babies….
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Someone reached out on social media the other day and asked why Callie had a prosthetic leg. First, I love the way they asked. It came from a place of curiosity and acceptance. I wish more people would feel comfortable…
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Callie and I were in the checkout line at Target the other day and I looked behind me. I haven’t seen him in 10 years. He looked the same as he did that day in the hospital. I wondered how…
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We had the honor of going to Camp No Limits Texas this past weekend. Their mission is to educate, empower, and support individuals with limb differences. We were so lucky to receive a scholarship for our whole family from Hanger…
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We have never told Callie no….in regards to doing things with her prosthetic. She wants to ride horses? Ok. She wants to go swimming? Ok. She wants to do Field Day at school? Ok. She wants to do PE at school? Ok. She wants to go down the water…
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During the interview for our first podcast yesterday, they asked “What would you have done differently had you known Callie would have these challenges?”I’m glad I didn’t know what I know now. I’m glad I didn’t know the road that was…
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The other night before bed we were having a disco dance party….all three of us were dancing and I honestly laughed so hard my cheeks hurt. Callie looked at us and said “That’s right, we’re the fun family!” I wanted to…
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Someone asked me the other day if our life was hard because of my diabetes and Callie’s health challenges. I didn’t know how to answer it. How do I say that our lives are completely different than other peoples?That we faced challenges…
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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
