Guest guest Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 That is the best! Thanks for sharing it! I will print it and keep it on my fridge, my desk, my bureau..........! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 Thank you for the poem. it really hit the spot, I plan on sending it to a few friends. Have a very happy birthday, may this year bring you much joy and good health. Judy <paulc@...> wrote: Hi all, Today is my 35th birthday (9/11), and I was doing some reflecting back on all that has transpired in my life up to this point, and wanted to share a little something with my extended Apraxia family! I know that we all have our day to day (and sometimes minute to minute) battles with our little ones and all of their needs and always having that nagging question in the backs of our minds " Am I doing ALL that I can for this special little angel " . But I had a friend share a poem with me that really ties all of what I am feeling together so beautifully - and wanted to share it with you (who can understand it best)!!! Welcome to Holland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 Happy Birthday, Rowena and God Bless you and yours always! ~K [ ] Tug At The Heart! Hi all, Today is my 35th birthday (9/11), and I was doing some reflecting back on all that has transpired in my life up to this point, and wanted to share a little something with my extended Apraxia family! I know that we all have our day to day (and sometimes minute to minute) battles with our little ones and all of their needs and always having that nagging question in the backs of our minds " Am I doing ALL that I can for this special little angel " . But I had a friend share a poem with me that really ties all of what I am feeling together so beautifully - and wanted to share it with you (who can understand it best)!!! Welcome to Holland I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability to try and Help people who have not shared that unique experience to understand it, to imagine how It would feel. It's like this, When you're going to have a baby, it's like planning a Fabulous vacation trip to Italy. You buy a bunch of guidebooks and make your wonderful Plans: the Coliseum, the Michelangelo , and the gondolas in Venice. You may learn Some handy phrases in Italian. It's all very exciting. After months of eager anticipation The day finally arrives. You pack your bags and off you go. Several hours later, the plane Lands. The stewardess comes in and says, " Welcome to Holland " " HOLLAND? " you say. " What do you mean Holland? " I signed up for Italy! I'm supposed to be in Italy. All my life I've dreamed of going to Italy, But there's been a change in the flight plan. They've landed in Holland and there you must stay. The important thing is that they Haven't taken you to a horrible disgusting filthy place, full of pestilence, famine, and Disease. It's a different place. So you must go and buy new guide books. And you must learn a whole new language. And you will meet a whole new group of people you would have never met. It's just a Different place. It's slower-paced than Italy, less flashy than Italy. But after you've Been there for awhile and you catch your breath you look around and you begin to notice that Holland has windmills . . . . And Holland has tulips. Holland even has Rembrandts. But everyone you know is busy Coming and going from Italy. . . and they're all bragging about what a wonderful time they Had there. And for the rest of your life, you will say, " Yes, that's where I was supposed To go. That's what I had planned. " And the pain of that will never, ever, ever, go away. Because the loss of that dream is a very very significant loss. But if you spend your life Mourning that fact that you didn't get to Italy, you may never be free to enjoy the Very special, the very lovely things. . . About Holland! I just wanted to share this poem with all of you, and hope that as we deal with the day to day issue - we will remember that we are all in Holland and stop to smell the TULIPS! God Bless! Rowena Mother to healthy 17 year old son & very special Zachary 4-1/2 years old (oral/motor apraxia, hypotonia, acid reflux, ataxia) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 That was a beautiful poem, it was really touching. Thank you for sharing that with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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