From the article: Love Notes for Special Parents Gallery
It's easy to feel hurt by the thoughtless and downright cruel things people say about children with special needs, but sometimes there's that considerate soul who says just what you need to hear, just what brightens your day, just what gives you faith that your child can find a way in the world. Share those comments here, to spread that faith around. Tell Your Story
My sweet love!
- My son is 4 years old is in especial education,he loves be friendly and cute; his bus driver everyday day tell me "I have the best and the most sweet little boy and I'm so lucky get his kisses", he has developmental delays and speech delay; we're still looking for answers with the neuro; but what i'm sure I'm been blessed with my little smile face full of energy because God makes everything right and he send me one of his most cute and loved gifts in one body "my son".Nothing can make him sad like saying good bye to daddy or mommy when they go to their job. And everyone knows him or sees him get the best and cutes smile from my sweet love.
- —Guest Angela
Sweet and so smart!
- Everyone always is going on about how sweet and smart he is! I am not going to argue with THAT! He is such a sweetheart. He has Asperger's. He has a tender side and has led the prayer at Sunday School before and his teachers all tell me how smart he is. Maybe too much for his own good, ha ha! He is such a blessing. I cannot imagine my life without him and his "quirks."
- —Guest Paulsmom
Your girls are living rainbows!
- At the grocery store, you can't help but notice my girls! Red-headed Rena heads full-steam ahead to the lobster tank ;) Baby Claire and I laugh and just try to keep up. Rena is talking a mile-a-minute and now dancing to the in-store music, while Claire and I laugh and dance along. A small crowd gathers to watch Rena's show;) The store manager stop over and says to me, " Your girls' are living rainbows! Unexpected exuberance can come from them at any moment! Pure Joy! You surely are doubly blessed!" Tears roll down my face. Yes, I certainly am! Rena is 8 years old living on the autism spectrum. She is a force-of-nature! Baby Claire is 14.5 months old and living with bilateral schizencephaly. She's a social butterfly. Full of smiles and laughter! My family is a rainbow!
- —Miraclemomrcaef
He makes others happy!
- When we go to church on Sunday, I am often stopped by people saying how much they enjoy my son Carl during the service. Carl can't sing, but he jumps up and down and waves his arms with joy and squeals with delight when he hears the music and singing of the worship band. I imagine that God must be really smiling when He sees Carl show so much joy to be praising Him and it is contageous. It makes all the people around him smile and be happy. I think he really "gets it" more than most of us.
- —Guest Vicky Martin
Man on the Metro
- My son, who hears with cochlear implants, frequently attracts stares on public transportation due to the loud, somewhat abrasive voice he uses so he can hear himself talk above all the noise. Recently, on a trip to DC, we were riding the metro, chatting loudly (I have to talk louder than usual too so he can hear me). One gentleman in particular kept looking at my son, then me, with a seemingly stern look. Later, as he was about to get off at his stop, he turned to me and said, with the same serious expression, "That young man is a HUGE winner." My son asked me what he said, so I repeated "He says you're a winner." "No," said the man, "a HUGE winner." Then he disappeared into the crowd on the station platform, leaving me in amazement at the unexpected compliment, and my son beaming with pride. I wonder if he knows how much it meant for us both to hear that.
- —Guest Joan Celebi
Sue
- My son's current elementary school teacher told his new middle school teacher "don't let his appearance fool you." I know that sounds kind of negative, but my son has alot of sensory issues that need to be dealt with. She followed that statement with "he is incredibly bright and is capable of learning anything." While it may initially sound not so nice, it made me feel good to see that she recognized his abilities, however hidden by his autism, and wanted to make sure that others did too.
- —Guest Sue
What a great son he has become!!!
- We have an almost 25 year old son with Autism that is making strides in his own time and place and we are proud of him. We are welcomed at church and other places too. Yes, people ask how he is when he isn't around. It is a nice feeling to know we are included in things in the community too.
- —Guest Cathy
Encouraging Friends
- I actually have quite a few friends who take it upon themselves to let me know how clearly they can understand my children's speech. I appreciate them coming up to me, out of the blue, and just saying, "You know, I had a great conversation with Billy today!"--especially when they couldn't understand more than a word or two (of what Billy said) just a short while ago. I also appreciate friends who come up to me and say, "I really want to understand how I can improve the times I spend with your son. Can you help me understand what he's saying and where he's coming from, so I can interact with him better?" There was no prodding on my part to get them to say that and they had humble hearts in approaching me--love it!
- —tenderharvest
I love my friends!
- Several of them regularly say how beautiful my kids are, how sweet, how nice... They're right; we do a lot to help them be able to keep an even keel, so their natures can shine through. Still, it's nice that the focus is on our kids' positive traits, instead of how some others would comment that (since we accommodate their needs) we're letting them rule the household. :P
- —Guest sylrayj
