Family Stories from Parent to Parent

Hello everyone! My name is Patrick McFetridge and I am an Elementary Physical Education teacher at Edison Elementary. I have been coaching with Parent to Parent for around 17 years which has included baseball, soccer and basketball.

When social distancing started in March, I had significant anxiety for my son Emery. He has bipolar disorder and autism. My husband Mike and I, the Walla Walla school district teachers, therapists, and medical professionals have worked hard to support him so he can live to his fullest potential.

It was 2:30 a.m. I woke with a start in the hospital room. The day before had been a long day. My wife had gone into labor early that morning, 5 weeks early.

Kati and Kevin Tureman just finished the process of becoming guardians for their 18 year old daughter Sydney on September 11th. They did this process on their own and wanted to share this information.

24 years ago I became dad to Taylor Danielle Pulliam. Taylor was born at 24 weeks weighing 1 lb. 2 oz. I remember the Doctor saying she had a 50/50 chance.

To all you fathers who’ve struggled to embrace your special child’s diagnosis and engage fully in their needs, you are not alone. I share with you my experience.

My name is Brenda, I am married to Jesus and have five children: Yulisa, Jacklyn, Daniel, Yanel and Jesus.

One summer afternoon, we all smiled as my 10-year-old brother Matthew cheerily yelled “Merry Christmas!” to the family sitting at the table next to us as we were leaving a restaurant.

He knows he's adorable, we think so too.

Jonah Levi Kralman is a young man with valuable insight and a heart of gold.

This morning like many others, I awoke at 5:25 AM to milk the family cow and heard the unearthly music of a Ben Ten Watch somewhere in my house.