Melissa Guida-Richards
Writer at Freelance
Author & Transracial Adoptee. Words in @nytopinion, @HuffPost, @Independent, @thisisinsider, & more. Rep’d by @thekatsmews
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6 days ago |
theeverymom.com | Melissa Guida-Richards
When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) stood at a press conference this week and called people like me and my son part of an “autism epidemic,” my heart sank. Not because I was surprised, but because I was hearing the United States’ Secretary of Health and Human Services say the quiet thoughts people have about autism out loud on a national platform. In that moment, he gave voice to the fear and stigma that so many of us live with every day.
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Aug 19, 2024 |
theeverymom.com | Melissa Guida-Richards
Simone Biles is an Olympic champion, whose story has inspired many people, but for foster youth and adoptees like myself, it hits especially close to home. In an interview with Today, she recently mentioned that “if not for my parents and adoption, I wouldn’t be where I am today,” a sweet sentiment that touched interviewer Hoda Kotb’s heart, who happens to be an adoptive mother herself.
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Feb 29, 2024 |
theeverymom.com | Melissa Guida-Richards
The first time my 6-year-old son slammed his bedroom door and screamed, “I hate you!” I felt like he had slapped me in the face. I felt shocked, frustrated, and hurt by three little words. As a person who grew up physically punished for stepping out of line, my instinctual reaction was not one I am proud of—I wanted to spank my child. But I am proud of how I actually handled the situation, taking a moment to step back and self-regulate.
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Sep 13, 2023 |
theeverymom.com | Melissa Guida-Richards
The first time I received accommodations for my disabilities in school, I was a sophomore in college. I’d struggled for years to keep up in elementary through high school without supports. It was only in advocating for myself as a college student that I learned the school had an entire department to help make accommodations for students. In going through the process for myself, I learned there was a lot of back and forth of sending forms, documentation, and organizing calls with my specialist.
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Jun 23, 2023 |
theeverymom.com | Melissa Guida-Richards
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My friend wrote a YA romance book about an adoptee searching for her birth mom… she then was able to FIND and MEET her birth mom in person!!! Not only is her book amazing, but the fact that it happened irl too is just wild to me. Any editors interested in an interview w her?
One of my TikTok friends ( a fellow child advocate) is getting SUED for💰 3 MILLION 💰because she called out a former foster parent for inappropriate behavior that he was posting all over social media.
I had a breaking interview with an adoption consultant who worked briefly with a couple that admitted to wanting to adopt a child to GROW THEIR INSTAGRAM AND SOCIAL MEDIA. And editors interested in a piece about this?