Editor’s note: I wrote this approximately 6 years ago. In preparing to re-post I was reading over, and parts of it stuck out to me. … “Repetition is the mark of my daughter’s play.” This is still a huge part of our day-to-day lives. And “I felt as though my concerns were dismissed.” That feeling […]
I was looking for help. We were on waiting lists. There’s always a waiting list when it comes to special needs. That seems to be the first rule. Learn how to wait. In the meantime, I was already starting to educate myself on the terms and definitions I had been given. I frequently searched terms like
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I knew my daughter had a speech delay. I didn’t know what that could mean. So I was completely unprepared, and naive. Honestly, I had the idea that we would be given straightforward answers, with an immediate plan of treatment. And everything would be “fixed” within a few weeks or months. I thought this was
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Life has a way of taking interesting twists and turns. I didn’t know how important getting a copy of report and assessments would be. Right around the time that I was growing more concerned about my daughter’s development, my marriage was disintegrating. So by the time we saw the speech-language pathologist (SLP), I was already
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“I’m happy, as long as they’re healthy!” I remember saying this while pregnant with my daughter. I was asked if I was hoping for a boy, since I already had a 4 year old girl. It’s a commonly said phrase. But what if your baby isn’t “healthy”. What if they aren’t a typically developing, normal child?
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This is my story of my marriage to an abuser. This post was written in real time, when my divorce was finalized in December 2014. This post reflects my thoughts at the time, as I reflected on relationships and what I wanted. Warning: descriptions of violence and abuse may be triggering. For Part 1: Back
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This is my story of my marriage to an abuser. This post was written in real time, when my estranged husband gave me an ultimatum back. In an email, in October 2013, he told me he wasn’t going to change, and to take it or leave it. Obviously, I had to leave it. This post
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This is my story of my marriage to an abuser. This post was written in real time, shortly after my ex husband moved out, in August of 2013. It reflects my thoughts at the time, as a picture of what it feels like to pick up the pieces after separation. Warning: descriptions of violence and
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This is my story of my marriage to an abuser. It was a fight to end the abuse. Warning: descriptions of violence and abuse may be triggering. For Part 1: Back to the Beginning For Part 2: For Better or For Worse For Part 3: Moving and More For Part 4: Going Downhill For Part
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This is my story of my marriage to an abuser. During my pregnancy with my 4th, we attempted a reconciliation. But my pregnancy with my 5th child was the beginning of the end. Warning: descriptions of violence and abuse may be triggering. For Part 1: Back to the Beginning For Part 2: For Better or
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