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Special Needs Kids
- Daughters: Ages 10 & 3
- Work at home
- What is your drive?
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We have all gotten the news after knowing that something wasn't right. Our guts telling us to keep pushing for an answer until we finally got something solid to wrap our minds around.
Being a parent of a special needs child is a hard but rewarding road. It is rewarding in ways other parents who don't have special needs children will never understand. We will never take a moment or milestone for granted and every achievement no matter how big or small calls for a celebration.
But what keeps your going. What is your drive that makes it so you get out of bed every morning and do it all again that day?
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- Daughters: Ages 10 & 3
- Work at home
- FamilyHost_Kristina - January 13, 2009
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Isn't the thing that drives us is both our joy in our kids as well as our desire to see them live up to their potential, regardless of whether they are gifted or not. Being a parent is never easy, but it is also never horrible. From what I've read, each of you love your child, and that is the thing that drives you. Is it possible that if your child were different, you would love them more or less? I don't think so. While I didn't have the unique challenges of a special needs child, I did live through two teenagers. Good days and bad, I did whatever they needed me to do because I loved and still love them.
- By BroncosDad
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Well if you can survive teenagers you can survive anything, or at least that is what my mom tells me lol. But you are right nothing would change the love for our children no matter who or how they are. You take the good with the bad with every child and looking back when they are adults you rarely remember the bad, mostly the embarrassing and funny.........or at least that is all my mom remembers!
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- Giggles_all_day - January 13, 2009
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Isn't the thing that drives us is both our joy in our kids as well as our desire to see them live up to their potential, regardless of whether they are gifted or not. Being a parent is never easy, but it is also never horrible. From what I've read, each of you love your child, and that is the thing that drives you. Is it possible that if your child were different, you would love them more or less? I don't think so. While I didn't have the unique challenges of a special needs child, I did live through two teenagers. Good days and bad, I did whatever they needed me to do because I loved and still love them.
- By BroncosDad
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You summed it up perfectly! :)
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- BroncosDad - January 13, 2009
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Isn't the thing that drives us is both our joy in our kids as well as our desire to see them live up to their potential, regardless of whether they are gifted or not. Being a parent is never easy, but it is also never horrible. From what I've read, each of you love your child, and that is the thing that drives you. Is it possible that if your child were different, you would love them more or less? I don't think so. While I didn't have the unique challenges of a special needs child, I did live through two teenagers. Good days and bad, I did whatever they needed me to do because I loved and still love them.
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- Daughters: Ages 10 & 3
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- FamilyHost_Kristina - January 12, 2009
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I agree, knowing that you are not alone helps. I remember in the beginning I had no idea what to do or where to turn and finding other mothers like me helped me not think I had to go at this all by myself.
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- Giggles_all_day - January 12, 2009
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I'm not sure what drives me. Sometimes I definitely wish it could be easier and we didn't have to fight for every step that comes so easy to other kids and parents. I guess just knowing that I want my little boy to have the same chances for happiness that everyone else gets. And if I have to fight every day to make that happen then so be it. The potential rewards for him are too great to for me to give up!
- By Marijah
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Great attitude to have and you have us on your side every step of the way :)
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- Son: Age 4
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- Marijah - January 12, 2009
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I'm not sure what drives me. Sometimes I definitely wish it could be easier and we didn't have to fight for every step that comes so easy to other kids and parents.
I guess just knowing that I want my little boy to have the same chances for happiness that everyone else gets. And if I have to fight every day to make that happen then so be it. The potential rewards for him are too great to for me to give up!
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- Daughters: Ages 10 & 3
- Work at home
- FamilyHost_Kristina - December 04, 2008
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Knowing she need me,and that I am the most important person in her life. I love her just the was she is, and that will never change.Seeing how much she improved in preschool, and using her differents for good, not handing her back. She's my angel!!!
- By jillybean_108
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Knowing they need and depend on you so much is definitely a good source of drive.
No one else has anything that drives them? Or are you just quietly sitting on the sidelines of the group lurking for the time being?
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- Daughter: Age 5
- Stay at home
- jillybean_108 - December 04, 2008
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Knowing she need me,and that I am the most important person in her life. I love her just the was she is, and that will never change.Seeing how much she improved in preschool, and using her differents for good, not handing her back. She's my angel!!!
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- Daughters: Ages 10 & 3
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- FamilyHost_Kristina - November 29, 2008
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I think for me it is the thought of getting my son to the next milestone that keeps me going. Just to see the next achievement makes it easier. That is not to say that is it just happy days, I also have bad days but then I look at him and think, I am so blessed!
- By Giggles_all_day
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My biggest thing is being able to see the world through her eyes. She is not jaded by life and people, that it is great knowing she will never see the evil things that are in the world and will always see things through rose colored glasses.
Reaching a new milestone for her is always a celebration and she never takes anything for granted. I just feel so happy to have her. I know the road is hard but I wouldn't trade it for the easier more traveled road.
Though one of the major down sides is that she isn't afraid of people and can be too friendly. There is no personal space with her and lots of people don't understand that she isn't strange, just more cuddly than most :)
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- Giggles_all_day - November 27, 2008
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I think for me it is the thought of getting my son to the next milestone that keeps me going. Just to see the next achievement makes it easier. That is not to say that is it just happy days, I also have bad days but then I look at him and think, I am so blessed!
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