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COVER STORY
The Wilson Family
Diary of a Mom ’ s Jess Wilson shares how life for her family isn ’ t always smooth , but as difficult as it can be to live through , it ’ s the hard stuff that teaches them about each other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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ZOOM Autism through Many Lenses
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
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agazine release week is always a
crazy time in my household. My
family has quickly learned that when
ZOOM is coming out, Mommy is very stressed.
Last issue, while knee-deep in publishing mode
one night, I realized that I had forgotten to take
anything out for dinner. Usually I would call my
hubby and ask him to just pick up something on
the way home, but he was away on a business
trip. Thank goodness, I remembered that I had
a few pizzas in the freezer just for these types
of occasions. I called my sweet daughter into
my office and begged her to do me a favor and
put the pizza in the oven. My baby girl took one
look at her pathetic mama and agreed to help me
out. In fact, she not only agreed, she kissed me
softly on the head and said, “It’s okay, Mama.
You keep working. I got this.” I told you she was
sweet.
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