by Emily Chang | Jun 14, 2021 | Family, Leadership, The Spare Room
One of my most heart-wrenching and simultaneously heartwarming moments as a mother was when I realized why Laini stood on the foot rest of Teo’s stroller. Man, she loved her brother. Because Teo was born with hydrocephalus and didn’t look like an ordinary...
by Emily Chang | Jun 7, 2021 | Family, The Spare Room
In our eighth #taxichat, I asked Laini if she’s ever felt like she had to sacrifice too much for our Spare Room. We didn’t discuss the question ahead of time, and frankly, I was a little trepidatious in even asking the question (I guess you can tell from...
by Emily Chang | Jun 2, 2021 | Family, The Spare Room
People often ask me if I had a co-author for The Spare Room, or worked with a ghost author. Well, you’re looking at her! Meet Holly. Over long hours of writing, Holly would slowly sink into the couch as I typed, eventually snoring gently as her velvety left ear...
by Emily Chang | May 31, 2021 | Family, The Spare Room, Workplace
We don’t know when, where, or whom. But we are always ready to meet our next Spare Room kid. In fact, when we search for a home, we always check to ensure the spare room will be comfortable, equipped to house anyone from baby to young adult. In our recent...
by Emily Chang | May 24, 2021 | Family, The Spare Room
In our sixth #taxichat, Laini asked us, “Which Spare Room kid impacted us the most?” Assuming we would all have the same answer, I suggested we answer on the count of three! Each of us had a different reason for the answer, but we all wholeheartedly...
by Emily Chang | May 17, 2021 | Family, The Spare Room
In my book, The Spare Room, I share stories of our family’s experiences with babies, children and the occasional young person in our spare room. Over the course of 20+ years, we have shared our home with sixteen people. In our family’s fifth #taxichat, we...
