tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027396262323848722.post8439465539127761803..comments2024-02-16T03:32:29.972-05:00Comments on Lotsa Laundry: The road sometimes chosen (sometimes given)Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06668252458131596362noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027396262323848722.post-28485972753891985202011-02-02T15:18:32.489-05:002011-02-02T15:18:32.489-05:00Our oldest daughter has very similar challenges. ...Our oldest daughter has very similar challenges. Last Summer we rented a beach house for a few days. A strange fluke of visitation rescheduling, a court mandated hospital stay for the oldest, and a last minute Summer camp left us with only one kid! Wow--talk about a Twilight Zone divergence! I was kind of sad, but ended up getting to really know my 13 year old daughter all over again. We had never really appreciated the shadow she's lived in all her life. She's pretty cool. The trip built a neat foundation we've needed for a tough year.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02114996007322522590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027396262323848722.post-52277687954449481812011-01-21T09:23:11.332-05:002011-01-21T09:23:11.332-05:00Being this is the first time reading your blog Jul...Being this is the first time reading your blog Julia, I had no idea that there was a problem with "big guy." I absolutely look forward to any written words that you or Andrew write in the Daily Guideposts. You are so "down to earth" where one can truly relate. Your family life is unique & always full of activity. Thank you for being so open in sharing your life with us. You are a blessing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027396262323848722.post-41485855764916444062011-01-20T11:16:39.642-05:002011-01-20T11:16:39.642-05:00As a mom to a special needs kid and another I so r...As a mom to a special needs kid and another I so recognize the juggling between the differences between what my friends are expecting for their kids and what I'm expecting for each of my kids.<br /><br />I've been grateful that my daughter says she realizes the blessings from having a brother who has taught her so much - including how to deal with his special need matters.Missus Wookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110080333983480503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027396262323848722.post-61119234728848956912011-01-19T23:31:43.005-05:002011-01-19T23:31:43.005-05:00i can relate to this not as a parent but as one wh...i can relate to this not as a parent but as one who has walked the road of divorce (not by choice) ....tho i would NEVER (in a million years) have chosen the road....i wouldn't change it either....Roohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09014829847475377261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027396262323848722.post-26506682111373430342011-01-19T17:46:48.833-05:002011-01-19T17:46:48.833-05:00To give that mom credit, once she wrapped her head...To give that mom credit, once she wrapped her head around the depth of Big Guy's troubles, she was incredibly understanding and supportive through a very, very difficult time. So that one comment stands out in my memory both because it was jarring and because it was an anomaly withing a strong and true friendship.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06668252458131596362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027396262323848722.post-43254741497858967452011-01-19T15:42:33.575-05:002011-01-19T15:42:33.575-05:00I agree with Heide that the comment was appallingl...I agree with Heide that the comment was appallingly insensitive. On a different tack, what if it was HER son with the illness instead if just "learning about it"? You and Big Guy have my prayers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027396262323848722.post-64298954301735760162011-01-18T19:41:15.249-05:002011-01-18T19:41:15.249-05:00When I was in the hospital last winter with "...When I was in the hospital last winter with "the itis," I asked Doug to bring Zeke to visit me. They didn't come until I was out of the ER and into a room, because Zeke said, "I don't want to see all that suffering."<br /><br />And that was the first time I realized how much he has seen on our many trips to the ER with his asthma.<br /><br />Not learning about a lot of tough stuff is a luxury often afforded to middle-class white children. Not always, but sometimes. I shield my kid from news of violence, even as children in other countries have to live with it on a daily basis. I talk to my kid about race and racism, but there's a lot I leave out -- for now.<br /><br />I don't know that I have a point. But I do think the friend's mother's comment was insensitive, and fairly appallingly so.Heide Esteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08022964463219865228noreply@blogger.com