Courtney and Jay are parents to 9-year-old Bruce, who they affectionately call Baby Huey. Bruce has never had a friend. Never had a playdate. Never been invited to a birthday party. He has fragile X syndrome, and that diagnosis makes his young, little life a complicated one.

There are lots of people who get to be parents but not the kind of parents they imagined being. This is one of those stories.

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