I am the mother of a 13 year old boy, Alex, with Down Syndrome. Raising a child with special needs is both challenging and rewarding, but unless you have experienced it first hand, it is hard to fathom the minute by minute, hour by hour and day by day situations that arise. Some of the stories I have shared with people have brought tears of laughter as well as sorrow, so I decided to share parts of my journey, maybe to enlighten, maybe as a little bit of self therapy. Hope you enjoy!
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Alex decided at 7 a.m. that he wanted to be a newspaper reporter. He started asking my husband and I questions to write in his newspaper, then wanted to make some phone calls. I was able to hold him off for a short bit, explaining that it was still early to call people, but he started with Auntie at work, got her voicemail, and moved on to Gramma and Papa. Next he wanted to go door to door in our neighborhood - are you kidding? I give him an A+ for creativity, but way to make enemies with your neighbors on the last few mornings to sleep in before school starts!
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