Comments on: Ten Things I Learned From My Special Needs Child https://mommy-diary.com/ten-things-i-learned-from-my-special-needs-child/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ten-things-i-learned-from-my-special-needs-child Motherhood, Identity & Healing—Creative Modern Motherhood Sun, 20 Nov 2022 00:42:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: Angela | Mommy Diary https://mommy-diary.com/ten-things-i-learned-from-my-special-needs-child/#comment-2786 Thu, 24 May 2018 04:45:11 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/lifestyle/2015326ten-things-i-learned-from-my-special-needs-child/#comment-2786 In reply to Cheryl.

Cheryl, thank you for your beautiful words. This may be the most humbling and encouraging comment I received in a long time. You just gave me the courage to keep sharing a story that is often painful and a source of great guilt and struggle for me. Thank you again. It means the world to me as I become the sculpture God intends me to be. So much love to you. xx

]]> By: Cheryl https://mommy-diary.com/ten-things-i-learned-from-my-special-needs-child/#comment-2780 Mon, 21 May 2018 21:29:05 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/lifestyle/2015326ten-things-i-learned-from-my-special-needs-child/#comment-2780 Hi, I spent the afternoon reading through your blog posts, I got hooked when I noticed you were willing to share your journey with your special needs daughter. Please don’t stop being willing to talk about it, although I understand the need for privacy regarding certain issues. I can only imagine how extra hard it’s been to parent after being raised in a culture where perfection is paramount. And throwing out your feelings to an unseen audience might be nerve wracking. But you are helping. Becoming vulnerable is helping.
I read somewhere that our true perfection can only be revealed by God. We don’t have to add or go outward to find anything to achieve this. It’s like a sculptor might shape a block of stone into a beautiful statue. But, we have to allow Him to chisel us and shape us into the image He planned, which has always been there. The chiseling feels very uncomfortable and painful and so our reaction usually is to hold those little chips flying off tightly and try to put them back on. But if we only let go of the chips and hold onto God, we would progress faster. That’s trust, surrender. And just imagine, when a sculptor chisels a sculpture, where is he? He is so very near. So close.
Thanks for shining your light.

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]]> By: Angela | Mommy Diary https://mommy-diary.com/ten-things-i-learned-from-my-special-needs-child/#comment-153 Thu, 19 May 2016 04:58:00 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/lifestyle/2015326ten-things-i-learned-from-my-special-needs-child/#comment-153 In reply to April.

Hi April. My blog’s commenting system has been faulty and I didn’t see this until now. Now the comment is over a year old. I hope you read this. Anyway, I hope things are better with your son. I totally understand how difficult those early years can be. I wasn’t always this strong either. Sometimes I’m not. I just get through it day by day because I have to– I’m her mother and she depends on me completely. Did your son have additional testing regarding his inability to sleep? Luckily my daughter was a good sleeper but she has moments throughout the day where she too, is hyperactive, aggressive and hard to “shut off.”

Wherever you are in your journey, I hope you get this and keep me posted about how he is doing now. Would love to chat with you. Many blessings!

]]> By: April https://mommy-diary.com/ten-things-i-learned-from-my-special-needs-child/#comment-63 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 11:20:25 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/lifestyle/2015326ten-things-i-learned-from-my-special-needs-child/#comment-63 I found your blog through ‘Top 25 Mommy Blogs’ because I was searching. Searching for another mom who know s what I’m going through. My son is about to turn 4, but our stories are very similar. My son’s pediatrician noticed something wasn’t right at his 9 month check-up. We then started Early Intervention. My son was born with hypotonia, also has speech delay and developmental delay. And you’re right, its awful trying to get insurance to cover certain therapy services because without a concrete diagnosis, its too broad of a term.
I’m not as strong as you are. I feel very helpless most days……and exhausted. I’m thankful for the help we are getting for him, but its a slow process and progress. Did your daughter ever have trouble sleeping through the night? That’s the biggest issue for us right now. My son hasn’t slept consistently through the night since he was 8 months old. He is very hyperactive and it seems like his brain never shuts off (like for sleep). Nothing we try seems to help him sleep better. I’m hoping he’ll eventually grow out of it. But for now, this is our life and I tend to only feel like a shell of a human being with huge dark circles and bags under my eyes.
On a brighter note, I also know what its like to live in a house with the happiest kid you know. My son’s happiness is infectious. He is amazing and perfectly imperfect. Although its insanely hard right now, I feel incredibly blessed that God chose me to be his mom.

]]> By: Angela Kim https://mommy-diary.com/ten-things-i-learned-from-my-special-needs-child/#comment-67 Thu, 02 Apr 2015 00:11:36 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/lifestyle/2015326ten-things-i-learned-from-my-special-needs-child/#comment-67 In reply to Seng.

Thank you Seng! Can’t wait to meet your family through your blog!

]]> By: Angela Kim https://mommy-diary.com/ten-things-i-learned-from-my-special-needs-child/#comment-66 Thu, 02 Apr 2015 00:10:40 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/lifestyle/2015326ten-things-i-learned-from-my-special-needs-child/#comment-66 In reply to Joy Yun.

Thank you Joy! I’m glad others can see how beautiful my daughter is because she really is an amazing soul!

]]> By: Joy Yun https://mommy-diary.com/ten-things-i-learned-from-my-special-needs-child/#comment-64 Wed, 01 Apr 2015 02:40:37 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/lifestyle/2015326ten-things-i-learned-from-my-special-needs-child/#comment-64 You are amazing. Seeing your beautiful girl shine in these pictures is truly a testament to your strength and character as a mother. Happy Birthday to your beautiful girl! Wishing you many more years of laughter, love, and goals attained.

]]> By: Seng https://mommy-diary.com/ten-things-i-learned-from-my-special-needs-child/#comment-65 Wed, 01 Apr 2015 01:58:02 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/lifestyle/2015326ten-things-i-learned-from-my-special-needs-child/#comment-65 Your daughters are absolutely beautiful!!! and you are an AMAZING mom!!!!

xo,
Seng
http://www.sengerson.com

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