this mama's madness: Special Needs, Love, and Grief
Special Needs, Love, and Grief
When it first became clear that my son had special needs, it didn't faze me much. I could think intellectually about it and recognize that a label wouldn't change who my son was. I still loved him to the end of the universe and back, just as I loved the rest of my children. Still, there were times that I found myself suddenly irritated with him, whereas before I'd had the attitude of “this is just the way it is.” I found myself annoyed, thinking instead, “Why can't he just ____?!”
via this mama’s madness: Special Needs, Love, and Grief.
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About The Author
Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts is founder of Support for Special Needs and has been a regular contributor since its inception in May 2010. A mom to two kids with special needs, she didn't want other parents to feel what is the often isolating world of raising a child (or two!) with disabilities. Her kids had kidney transplants at the age of eight and will need liver transplants in the future as a result of ARPKD/CHF. They both have vision disorders and learning disabilities.