Re: Thoughts on Oprah's Show?

[Guest guest]

UMMM, YES! You write so beautifully and from the heart ... are you willing?

pretty please with sugar on top? Toni

( ) Re: Thoughts on Oprah's Show?

You guys are too much. Are you serious?

Meira

> Nothing's wrong with you. You love your child. You want the best

for

> him. It's very hard to accept that the dreams you had for your

child

> will probably never come to be. But you know what? Your dreams

don't

> have to die. They just have to be adjusted. I first had the

PDDNOS

> diagnosis for my child 8 years ago, and while I mostly accept it,

I

> have my days when I don't. Y'know, my child is probably never

going

> to make it through university. But she might make it through a

> remedial vocational training program at the local community

college.

> My child is probably never going to be a track star or

cheerleader or

> prom queen. But she might make a few friends and have a blast at

> Challenger T-Ball. My child will probably never marry the boy

next

> door. But she might find love at a support group for young adults

> with disabilities. And they might even give me grandchildren.

Which

> I'll probably have to help raise, but hey, after surviving her

> childhood, I can do anything! And when the ' are glowing and

> going on and on about how their child made the honor roll three

> semesters in a row, I can boast just as happily and proudly that

my

> child has finally learned to tie her shoes! And yeh, they'll give

me

> bizarre pitying looks, but I usually don't care. Because my child

> loves me, and every moment, every accomplishment, is such a joy,

and

> what those people think are really irrelevant to my life. These

are

> not the accomplishments I originally expected to be joyful about

for

> my kids. But while we can't control the hand we're dealt in life,

we

> most definitely can choose how we play our cards.

> We're here for you. And it IS going to be okay.

> Meira

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