I wanted to be a 'chill mom.' My son needed something different.

The author wanted to be a chill mom. Courtesy of the author I expected to be a laid-back parent before my son was born. Raising a neurodivergent child changed how I think about parenting. I learned to focus less on philosophy and more on his actual needs. I really want to be a chill mom. I don't want to be a helicopter parent. I don't want to hover. I don't want to be one of those moms whose whole identity is consumed by watching out for their child, who stops being an independent person a...