A friend of mine posted: "Can I just say.... It takes a special person to be a parent of a child with special needs. God knows what He's doing. There isn't one 'special' child who has come through my preschool class over the years who doesn't have parents willing to absolutely bend over backwards to make sure their child was reaching one milestone after another and celebrating every. single. victory. along the way. You all inspire me. Period."
To protect their privacy we will leave their identity as unknown. At first I didn't see their post and Travis said did you see their post. I read it, I cried... Really cried... I tried multiple times to write a comment... Even tried writing a private message and it just wasn't meant to be sent... I had no idea about this blog until 4 am last night, but now it's the time.
Having a child who is different it is not easy. You have the supporters, you have the negative nelly's and you have those who just don't know what to say. Then you have those who reach out and grab your hand and say lets do this together, let's make a village and raise your child together! This person does just that, hey let me help you, let me inside so I know what your life is like, no I can't fix it, I c ant make him better, but I am here, just a step away if you need inspiration!
I know when they posted that they would never have thought it would be so impacting. Honestly, I'm not sure who they posted it for, but with the week I had had, it built me up so fast that someone took time out of their own busy life to create a post that spoke directly to my heart.
Granted we have just started our journey with our son who needs special attention and a little extra help, God never said it would be easy, but knowing we have supporters and cheerleaders along the way and people willing to say hey look into this or I found that, will never know how much it helps. As I said before it takes a village to raise a child, and it's not easy when they fall down or you feel they take 2 steps back for every 3 forward, but together our son will reach his milestones one step at a time!!!
To the one who posted the above, your love and inspiration for others is A-MAZING!
Kristy, this is beautifully written. I can feel your anguish as you tried to respond to the post. I can feel your almost euphoria as you realize at four A. M. just what the writer meant and the insight you garner this time as you remember the post. If praying for all of you and loving you will help, my prayers and love are there for all of you - today, tomorrow, always!
ReplyDeleteKristy, this is beautifully written. I can feel your anguish as you tried to respond to the post. I can feel your almost euphoria as you realize at four A. M. just what the writer meant and the insight you garner this time as you remember the post. If praying for all of you and loving you will help, my prayers and love are there for all of you - today, tomorrow, always!
ReplyDeleteKristy, this is beautifully written. I can feel your anguish as you tried to respond to the post. I can feel your almost euphoria as you realize at four A. M. just what the writer meant and the insight you garner this time as you remember the post. If praying for all of you and loving you will help, my prayers and love are there for all of you - today, tomorrow, always!
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