https://lanie.work/tags/interdependence/ Recent content in Interdependence on Lanie: Faith, Tech, and Advocacy Hugo en-us Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://lanie.work/advocacy/as-independent-as-possible/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://lanie.work/advocacy/as-independent-as-possible/ <p>A mother is asked what her greatest hope is for her disabled daughter.</p> <p>She says she wants her daughter to become as independent as possible.</p> <p>It sounds like love. It is love. But it&rsquo;s love aimed at a target that was never the right one.</p> <p>I watched this in a <a href="https://youtu.be/D_PPbTtT60M">video from Special Books by Special Kids</a>, an interview with a family whose daughter has Cri du Chat syndrome.</p> <h2 id="where-the-framework-came-from" class="relative group">Where the Framework Came From <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100"><a class="group-hover:text-primary-300 dark:group-hover:text-neutral-700" style="text-decoration-line: none !important;" href="#where-the-framework-came-from" aria-label="Anchor">#</a></span></h2><p>The independence movement didn&rsquo;t come from nowhere. It was a reaction to something real.</p>