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Huzzah! @jessicaslice.bsky.social’s UNFIT PARENT made it to @npr.org’s 2025 Books We Love list! 🤩
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November 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Huzzah! @jessicaslice.bsky.social’s UNFIT PARENT made it to @npr.org’s 2025 Books We Love list! 🤩
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Unfit Parent is an excellent book that made @npr.org's 2025 Books We Love list!
Check out our podcast episode with @jessicaslice.bsky.social here! @beaconpress.bsky.social
Check out our podcast episode with @jessicaslice.bsky.social here! @beaconpress.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Unfit Parent is an excellent book that made @npr.org's 2025 Books We Love list!
Check out our podcast episode with @jessicaslice.bsky.social here! @beaconpress.bsky.social
Check out our podcast episode with @jessicaslice.bsky.social here! @beaconpress.bsky.social
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“I’ve experienced too many moments,” @jessicaslice.bsky.social writes @theatlantic.com, “trapped upstairs while my family laughs, argues, sings, or cries, just out of reach.” A beautiful, harrowing essay shepherded by @katecray.bsky.social. www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
Homes Still Aren’t Designed for a Body Like Mine
Why is it so hard for disabled people to find safe, accessible places to live?
www.theatlantic.com
July 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
“I’ve experienced too many moments,” @jessicaslice.bsky.social writes @theatlantic.com, “trapped upstairs while my family laughs, argues, sings, or cries, just out of reach.” A beautiful, harrowing essay shepherded by @katecray.bsky.social. www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
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Food-distribution points in Gaza have practically become death traps, @ibishblog.bsky.social argues. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation may not have intended to create these conditions, but it now perpetuates them without correction and with full awareness.
Food Aid in Gaza Has Become a Horror
In the scramble for sustenance, Palestinians are gunned down for no reason, with no excuse.
bit.ly
July 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Food-distribution points in Gaza have practically become death traps, @ibishblog.bsky.social argues. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation may not have intended to create these conditions, but it now perpetuates them without correction and with full awareness.
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“I’ve been disabled for 14 years,” Jessica Slice writes, “but have never lived somewhere safe where I can use all (or even most) of the rooms.” She reports on the indignities of seeking housing when exclusion is built into the architecture:
Homes Still Aren’t Designed for a Body Like Mine
Why is it so hard for disabled people to find safe, accessible places to live?
bit.ly
July 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
“I’ve been disabled for 14 years,” Jessica Slice writes, “but have never lived somewhere safe where I can use all (or even most) of the rooms.” She reports on the indignities of seeking housing when exclusion is built into the architecture:
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Just listened to this EXCELLENT episode of @mentalpod.bsky.social about what it’s like to be a parent with a disability. Boy was I ignorant before this 😮 A little less so now.
So many epic quotes in there, too!
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So many epic quotes in there, too!
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#753 Myths About The Disabled Parent - Jessica Slice
Podcast Episode · Mental Illness Happy Hour · 20/06/2025 · 1h 58m
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July 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Just listened to this EXCELLENT episode of @mentalpod.bsky.social about what it’s like to be a parent with a disability. Boy was I ignorant before this 😮 A little less so now.
So many epic quotes in there, too!
podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/m...
So many epic quotes in there, too!
podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/m...
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Recommending @jessicaslice.bsky.social's Unfit Parent whether you're a parent and whether or not you're disabled. Taking an uncommonly broad stance on the subject, Slice gets to the heart of the matter via some harrowing detailed research: we need to imagine a different way of living – together.
June 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Recommending @jessicaslice.bsky.social's Unfit Parent whether you're a parent and whether or not you're disabled. Taking an uncommonly broad stance on the subject, Slice gets to the heart of the matter via some harrowing detailed research: we need to imagine a different way of living – together.
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"Unfit Parent takes readers through the more individual experience of bringing an infant home, and caring for a needy baby while inhabiting a needy body."
MR manager Emily Wojcik looks at @jessicaslice.bsky.social's latest book, UNFIT PARENT: massreview.org/2025/07/08/r...
MR manager Emily Wojcik looks at @jessicaslice.bsky.social's latest book, UNFIT PARENT: massreview.org/2025/07/08/r...
Review of Unfit Parent: A Disabled Mother Challenges an Inaccessible World by Jessica Slice - The Massachusetts Review
We must invite (or force) gatekeepers to adjust their understanding of what it means to be a capable parent. As disabled caretakers, we invite judgement when we leave the house with our children and, ...
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July 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
"Unfit Parent takes readers through the more individual experience of bringing an infant home, and caring for a needy baby while inhabiting a needy body."
MR manager Emily Wojcik looks at @jessicaslice.bsky.social's latest book, UNFIT PARENT: massreview.org/2025/07/08/r...
MR manager Emily Wojcik looks at @jessicaslice.bsky.social's latest book, UNFIT PARENT: massreview.org/2025/07/08/r...
Thank you
Recommending @jessicaslice.bsky.social's Unfit Parent whether you're a parent and whether or not you're disabled. Taking an uncommonly broad stance on the subject, Slice gets to the heart of the matter via some harrowing detailed research: we need to imagine a different way of living – together.
June 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Thank you
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Raising two kids while living with an autonomic nervous system disorder taught Jessica Slice to embrace interdependence. Her story is a reminder to parents of the power of asking for help.
A disabled mom's message to parents: We all need help, and it's OK to ask for it
Raising two kids while living with an autonomic nervous system disorder taught Jessica Slice to embrace interdependence. Her story is a reminder to parents of the power of asking for help.
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May 31, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Raising two kids while living with an autonomic nervous system disorder taught Jessica Slice to embrace interdependence. Her story is a reminder to parents of the power of asking for help.
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“Becoming disabled pushed me into a relationship with actual life and actual people and our collective reality of all being fragile. It pushed me into being alive in a way that I wasn’t able to access before.”
- @jessicaslice.bsky.social
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- @jessicaslice.bsky.social
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A Beautiful Conversation That Will Shift Your Thinking About Parenting
What it looks like to parent with acute aliveness
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May 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“Becoming disabled pushed me into a relationship with actual life and actual people and our collective reality of all being fragile. It pushed me into being alive in a way that I wasn’t able to access before.”
- @jessicaslice.bsky.social
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- @jessicaslice.bsky.social
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The truth is that disabled people are about as likely to report a good quality of life as a nondisabled person, despite assumptions to the contrary. As @jessicaslice.bsky.social will tell you, that goes for disabled parents, too. @thecut.com
The Disabled-Parent Myth
“The nondisabled version of myself parenting would have had a very hard time,” says author Jessica Slice. “My disability forced me to let go.”
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May 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The truth is that disabled people are about as likely to report a good quality of life as a nondisabled person, despite assumptions to the contrary. As @jessicaslice.bsky.social will tell you, that goes for disabled parents, too. @thecut.com
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“We [disabled parents] are showing that there are countless ways to have bodies and minds and that it’s OK to cross the border of what’s expected. We are not reminders of death—we are reminders of how full life can be.” — @jessicaslice.bsky.social
I can’t go everywhere my daughter goes – and it’s heartbreaking
For disabled parents, the built environment can be inaccessible – but we are showing that there are countless ways to have bodies and minds
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May 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM
“We [disabled parents] are showing that there are countless ways to have bodies and minds and that it’s OK to cross the border of what’s expected. We are not reminders of death—we are reminders of how full life can be.” — @jessicaslice.bsky.social
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Today: #SarahRuhl has a new book of teacher appreciation essays; @jessicaslice.bsky.social's new memoir about motherhood and disability; Highlights with this month's Get Lit guests @lailalalami.com & the Moroccan musicians of Imal Gnawa
Live at noon on 93.9 FM, AM820 or @wnyc.org
Live at noon on 93.9 FM, AM820 or @wnyc.org
May 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Today: #SarahRuhl has a new book of teacher appreciation essays; @jessicaslice.bsky.social's new memoir about motherhood and disability; Highlights with this month's Get Lit guests @lailalalami.com & the Moroccan musicians of Imal Gnawa
Live at noon on 93.9 FM, AM820 or @wnyc.org
Live at noon on 93.9 FM, AM820 or @wnyc.org
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Accessibility is adjusting the environment to allow disabled people to participate. @jessicaslice.bsky.social says the belief that it’s worse to be disabled thrives in part because disability is a reminder that bodies and minds fail.
I can’t go everywhere my daughter goes – and it’s heartbreaking
For disabled parents, the built environment can be inaccessible – but we are showing that there are countless ways to have bodies and minds
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May 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Accessibility is adjusting the environment to allow disabled people to participate. @jessicaslice.bsky.social says the belief that it’s worse to be disabled thrives in part because disability is a reminder that bodies and minds fail.
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It’s legal in 22 states to remove a child because their parent is disabled. Let that sink in. @jessicaslice.bsky.social #DisabilityJustice
How the Child Welfare System Prioritizes Autonomous Family Units, and Punishes Disabled Parents
A faded sign outside boasted great rates and free local calls. The motel windows did nothing to block the West Oakland road noise. Sitting on the stained quilt, Natalie and her fifteen-year-old dau…
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May 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
It’s legal in 22 states to remove a child because their parent is disabled. Let that sink in. @jessicaslice.bsky.social #DisabilityJustice
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A wonderful @wbur.org interview with @beaconpress.bsky.social author @jessicaslice.bsky.social, discussing her book UNFIT PARENT: A DISABLED MOTHER CHALLENGES AN INACCESSIBLE WORLD. Take a listen!
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
New book 'Unfit Parent' shares what parents with disabilities can teach the rest of society
Disabled author Jessica Slice learned that despite often negative societal views, those who were disabled could often parent very well.
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May 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
A wonderful @wbur.org interview with @beaconpress.bsky.social author @jessicaslice.bsky.social, discussing her book UNFIT PARENT: A DISABLED MOTHER CHALLENGES AN INACCESSIBLE WORLD. Take a listen!
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
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Parents are expected to insulate their children from many harms. When you’re a disabled parent like @jessicaslice.bsky.social, inaccessibility sets up more obstacles. #MotherhoodJourney
I can’t go everywhere my daughter goes – and it’s heartbreaking
For disabled parents, the built environment can be inaccessible – but we are showing that there are countless ways to have bodies and minds
www.theguardian.com
April 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Parents are expected to insulate their children from many harms. When you’re a disabled parent like @jessicaslice.bsky.social, inaccessibility sets up more obstacles. #MotherhoodJourney
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For @jessicaslice.bsky.social, becoming a parent isn’t all that different from becoming disabled. It’s often messy and unpredictable and releases the delusion of control. #Motherhood
What Disability Taught Me About Parenting | Cup of Jo
I had been disabled for six years when I became a foster mom...
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April 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
For @jessicaslice.bsky.social, becoming a parent isn’t all that different from becoming disabled. It’s often messy and unpredictable and releases the delusion of control. #Motherhood
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“[A]s a society, we’re taught to fear disability… There’s disability everywhere, and society has been telling you for decades that this is a terrible way to live.” — @jessicaslice.bsky.social #DisabilityVoices
The world often judges disabled parents. What if it listened to them?
Jessica Slice’s memoir, “Unfit Parent: A Disabled Mother Challenges an Inaccessible World,” has lessons for all parents.
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April 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM
“[A]s a society, we’re taught to fear disability… There’s disability everywhere, and society has been telling you for decades that this is a terrible way to live.” — @jessicaslice.bsky.social #DisabilityVoices
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When @jessicaslice.bsky.social became disabled at 28, she underwent a necessary transformation — from an always on-the-go perfectionist to a more patient, more honest human. She says this second version of herself is more attuned to what kids need. #DisabilityVoices
A Conversation with Author Jessica Slice — Diversability
I had the privilege of chatting with author Jessica Slice (she/her). J essica’s book, Unfit Parent , explores p arenting with a disability.
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April 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
When @jessicaslice.bsky.social became disabled at 28, she underwent a necessary transformation — from an always on-the-go perfectionist to a more patient, more honest human. She says this second version of herself is more attuned to what kids need. #DisabilityVoices
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Becoming disabled is a crash course in giving and receiving care, adapting to the unexpected, and accepting imperfection—all of which are crucial for parents. Jessica Slice on how disability can be a parenting strength: https://theatln.tc/vd9m2aYf
April 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Becoming disabled is a crash course in giving and receiving care, adapting to the unexpected, and accepting imperfection—all of which are crucial for parents. Jessica Slice on how disability can be a parenting strength: https://theatln.tc/vd9m2aYf
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“Our culture’s deluded insistence that a nuclear family should be autonomous has far-reaching negative consequences, which include disabled parents losing custody of their kids.” @jessicaslice.bsky.social explores the disastrous challenges of parenting in an ableist system.
How the Child Welfare System Prioritizes Autonomous Family Units, and Punishes Disabled Parents
A faded sign outside boasted great rates and free local calls. The motel windows did nothing to block the West Oakland road noise. Sitting on the stained quilt, Natalie and her fifteen-year-old dau…
buff.ly
April 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“Our culture’s deluded insistence that a nuclear family should be autonomous has far-reaching negative consequences, which include disabled parents losing custody of their kids.” @jessicaslice.bsky.social explores the disastrous challenges of parenting in an ableist system.
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"For disabled parents, the built environment can be inaccessible," writes disabled author and speaker Jessica Slice. "But we are showing that there are countless ways to have bodies and minds".
I can’t go everywhere my daughter goes – and it’s heartbreaking
www.theguardian.com
April 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"For disabled parents, the built environment can be inaccessible," writes disabled author and speaker Jessica Slice. "But we are showing that there are countless ways to have bodies and minds".
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There’s a profound idea at the heart of @jessicaslice.bsky.social’s UNFIT PARENT: Ableism is born of a fear of need and a fear of death. How can the nondisabled rewire that way of thinking? #DisabilityVoices
The world often judges disabled parents. What if it listened to them?
Jessica Slice’s memoir, “Unfit Parent: A Disabled Mother Challenges an Inaccessible World,” has lessons for all parents.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
There’s a profound idea at the heart of @jessicaslice.bsky.social’s UNFIT PARENT: Ableism is born of a fear of need and a fear of death. How can the nondisabled rewire that way of thinking? #DisabilityVoices