You know who you are… your the mom that most can’t relate to, the mom that takes her job seriously. The mom that’s misunderstood more than understood. The one that stands up for what’s right and wrong. The one that is the child’s first teacher and strongest advocate. You are the REAL EXPERT of your child….
The Special Mother
Here we are…mere days away from Mother’s Day. The day when flowers flow, cards are signed, and meals are eaten out. Facebook pictures have changed to reflect the image of ‘Mom.” Twitter is all a-twitter with comments ranging from “I love my mom” to “All I want for Mother’s Day is jewelry.” There’s part of…
Treated As An Equal
It is something we strive for when we have a child with special needs. We want the other children to treat our children as they would other friends. We want adults to have the same expectations as they would another child. We want our children to be included in the school classroom. I can’t count…
Friendship Road
Since we’re walking through another season of learning curve, this time related to my mother-in-law’s needs, I have been realizing again the importance of friends…and not just any friends, but friends who really know what you are going through. For us, this is not just people who have taken care of an aging parent, but…
Why Me?
As a parent of a special needs child, we have all asked the question … why me? But rather than focus on the negative, what if we turned this into an opportunity to grow? What if you believed, as I do, “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger!”
A lesson in strengthening a marriage
I think about the changes in our marriage. How I personally viewed it, treated it…not as I do now. Time has given me new perspective. The challenges we’ve faced have forced the change to be. There were times I thought he was just too crabby. Not having a good outlook, too negative, refusing to see…
Raising a child with two competing special needs
I silently nudged her in the darkness. Slipped her out of her top bunk. Wrapped her in a blanket and ushered her to the van. Maybe if I didn’t wake her just yet, she’d forgive me, I thought. The sun wasn’t up yet, but I’d already been up most of the night, fearing the next…
MAY 6 SEMINAR: Meeting the Educational Needs of Children with Down Syndrome
REGISTER NOW! MEET AND DISCUSS EDUCATIONAL ISSUES AND BEST PRACTICES WITH OTHER LOCAL MOTHERS OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME! 1-day Seminar THIS Friday, May 6 @ Queens College, Flushing, NY Meeting the Educational Needs of Children with Down Syndrome Amazing Opportunity to see Dr. Sue Buckley, Researcher with Down Syndrome Education International, present the best practices…
Some Random Ramblings
Sometimes I have so much going on in this brain of mine that these are the posts I end up writing. I’m sorry. Or you’re welcome. Whether you like it or not, I suppose that those are 2 answers I could give you. After 3 months of fighting with our insurance company, Jillian is getting…
Fixing What I Can Fix, With Hello Kitty Duck Tape and Aqua ” Happy Paint”
Moms of kids with special needs ( or special powers as Love that Max Mom, Ellen says) aren’t that different than other moms. One minute our kids are laughing, smiling , feeling good, and we feel like rock stars.. and the next minute well .. we wonder what the plan was giving us more than…