Parenting

Parenting A Special Needs Child Is ...

  • Never lament that your child is growing too fast.
  • Cringing when strangers ask if your child is walking or talking yet.
  • Celebrating the small things.
  • Seeing beauty that you couldn't before.
  • Knowing which hospital has the best emergency room.
  • Getting an amateur medical degree.
  • Bitttersweet birthdays.
  • Getting really good at dealin with stares.
  • Using acronyms with ease - CT, MRI, PT, OT, ST, IEP, HIE, CP, etc.
  • Hoping for the best but planning for the worst.

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