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What is a

Special Mom?
by: Marla Murasko

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definition of a Mompreneur (Mom Entrepreneur) by Wikipedia is “a female
business owner who is actively balancing the
role of mom and the role of entrepreneur.”
Now add the word Special in front and you
have added an additional ingredient to the
recipe now called a Special Mompreneur ~
SpecialMom for short.

So Who Are We?
Some people still may not know exactly what
that means, so let me take the time to explain
it. We are a community of like-minded moms
who all have one thing in common…we care
for a child with a disability. We are still mothers,
wives, daughters, business women, friends and
peers. We have similar interests, dreams and
ambitions. We may own our own business or
may be researching how to start one, while
juggling the demands of being an advocate,
caregiver and mother.

We have opinions, ideas, and thoughts about
life, products, services and resources. We are
thought-leaders … we are change-makers.
We are passionate and driven. We are
fearless, we don’t surrender. We ask questions
and we normally don’t take “no” as an answer.
We may all have the same questions,
concerns or experiences when it comes to the
daily struggles of caring for a child with special
needs, running a business, taking care of
ourselves in the process, and how not to loose
sight of the other members in our family.
Some people say that it takes a special person
to care for a child with special needs, we call it
a privilege. A wonderful responsibility that only
we know, that we have been hand-picked by
God to care for Heaven’s Special Child!
We are a supportive group of moms who look
to each other to network, inspire, support and
dream together. We are a family! u

About the Author: Marla Murasko is a proud mom, wife, special needs mom
and lifestyle blogger, health activist, parenting mentor, author & mompreneur. She
is the Founder of the following blogs: SpecialMoms, Special & Determined and
President of Marla Murasko Enterprises, Inc. She is a published Author of “Jacob’s
Journal – My Journey Home”.
Connect with Marla … http://marlamurasko.com, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest

4  The SpecialMoms magazine ~ Winter 2014