Why Moms of Special-Needs Kids ROCK!

Today was a rough day with Ethan. He wanted to stay in his world, and every time I tried to engage with him...it was meltdown after meltdown. When those days happen....and yes I said WHEN....I find encouragement from several sources. I would like to share one with you...the one that helps me through a lot of days. I found this in an AllYou magazine article a couple of months ago. I cut it out & put in on my fridge. Hope you enjoy!

Why Moms of Special-Needs Kids ROCK! (Adapted from lovethatmax.com)

1. Because we never thought that “doing it all” would mean doing this much. But we do it all, and then some.

2. Because we’ve discovered patience we never knew we had.

3. Because we are willing to do something 10 times, 100 times, 1,000 times if that’s what it takes for our kids to learn something new.

4. Because we have heard doctors tell us the worst, and we've refused to believe them.

5. Because we have bad days and breakdowns and bawl-fests, and then we pick ourselves up and keep right on going.

6. Because we manage to get ourselves together and get out the door looking pretty darn good. Heck, we even make sweatpants look good.

7. Because we are strong. Who knew we could be this strong?

8. Because we aren’t just moms, wives, cooks, cleaners, chauffeurs, women who work. We are moms, wives, cooks, cleaners, chauffeurs, women who work, physical therapists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, teachers, researchers, nurses, coaches, and cheerleaders.

9. Because we give our kids with special needs endless love, and then we still have so much love left for our other kids, our husbands, our family.

10. Because we understand our kids better than anyone else—even if they can’t talk, even if they can’t gesture, even if they can't look us in the eye. We know. We just know.

11. Because we never stop pushing, or hoping, for our kids.

12. Because just when it seems like things are going OK, they're suddenly not OK, but we deal. Somehow, we always deal, even when it seems like our heads or hearts might explode.

13. Because when we look at our kids we just see great kids. Not kids with cerebral palsy/autism/Down syndrome/developmental delays/whatever label.