Claims extracted
26
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
8%
2 of 26 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
96/100
The Free Press's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Health
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
I have a 6-year-old son who has a genetic syndrome and is disabled.
asserted
who → have → syndrome
He is not yet walking, talking, or even eating.
asserted
He → walk → ?
Other kids his age with the same syndrome are doing all these things, though they may be a bit behind their peers cognitively.
uncertain
they → do → peers
We are traveling to the ends of the U.S., and possibly one day the world, to find someone who can help him in any way.
uncertain
who → travel → way
I have three other children and a truly amazing husband.
asserted
I → have → children
We do not have family nearby, so we handle this on our own.
asserted
we → have → own
What I need help with is my mindset.
asserted
need → need → help
I worry I’m becoming a bitter and un-empathetic person.
asserted
I → worry → ?
I can handle carrying this weight, and day-to-day it is usually fine, but there are seasons that are harder than others.
asserted
that → handle → others
In those seasons—when the weight feels almost unbearable, but I keep fighting for my son—I have less patience for anyone outside my husband and children who want to complain about their problems.
asserted
who → feel → problems
I have thoughts like: “Are you kidding me?
asserted
you → have → me
You stubbed your toe, and you’re going to complain to the person who lost a limb?
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who → stub → limb
If you knew what I was going through, would you still share this?
asserted
you → know → this
I want to lecture them about how good they have it and how lucky they are.
asserted
they → want → it
I don’t want to put in the effort to console them in any way.
asserted
I → want → way
I simply find them irritating.
asserted
them → find → ?
It leaves me feeling more righteous in my anger and more bitter at the rest of the world, which is not how I want to live my life.
asserted
I → leave → life
I’ve tried therapy and read the books of other parents with special-needs kids, but neither fits.
asserted
neither → try → kids
One insists on gratitude, but when I’m weighed down, I don’t want to focus on being thankful for what I have; the other insists on grief, and I can’t fully commit to that either, because I’m still holding out hope there’s more to find.
asserted
I → insist → hope
How can I still be empathetic to the struggles of others, no matter how small they seem in comparison to my own?
—Matilda, 41
Dear Matilda,
Ever notice how easy it is to pick out the freshmen on campus?
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it → seem → campus
College, high school, doesn’t matter.
asserted
College → matter → ?
They all wear a tentative and clueless look: fearful and apprehensive, striving and failing at the same time.
asserted
They → wear → time
Everything they do seems to take twice the effort it should.
asserted
it → do → effort
They are entirely ridiculous because, by definition, they show up entirely underprepared.
asserted
they → show → definition
They look like children to students only a few years older.
asserted
They → look → students
They look like most other parents now seem to you.
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parents → look → you
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