“The initial realization was a sharp kick in the guts that took my breath away. It felt like living in a parallel universe at times. I often had to switch from being an isolated, struggling mother trying to navigate this foreign special needs world to participate in ‘normal’ life with Isla’s sisters.”
“I realized I was treating my husband like a child. It has taken me months to learn to let go and control less.”
‘We have more understanding about mental illness than ever before.”
“My son had a birth defect, and the reality of it cut through me like a knife.”
“Our inner teenagers are running the show. We live behind our screens, judging others based on superficial things they flaunt on social media, and have hissy fits when someone disagrees with us. How can we expect our children to regulate their emotions if we don’t have a clue how to regulate our own?”
“I missed my workouts and I missed feeling like myself. So, I decided right then and there my new motto moving forward would be, ‘Something is better than nothing.’”
“The frustration, exasperation, irritation, slammed doors, stream of angry words, and tears will be too much.”
“There’s no denying it. Looking for non-family care for your child is tough.”
“The first home she ever knew was right inside my belly. And it will always be me she loved first.”
“I teared up remembering how when I was younger, I would have been picked up and gotten mad at for crying like that, then left to cry. The cycle ends with me, for her.”
