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<blockquote data-quote="crazymama30" data-source="post: 243750" data-attributes="member: 3184"><p>Oh yes, I get that. I can remember and count on 1 hand how many times difficult child has been invited to spend the night at a friend's house. Once. How many birthday parties in the last 2 years for friends not relatives? None. But if you ask him he has "lots"(aka none) of girlfriends. </p><p> </p><p>In all areas of life, there are better and there are worse. My difficult child is in mainstream ed, and he can do lots that many more physically disabled children cannot. </p><p> </p><p>I work in healthcare. I once had a self pitying pt who asked if she was the most disabled person I cared for. While she was a very sick woman, she could walk, talk, eat, and speak. I had a pt who could do none of those things. I told her that. Sometimes it helps to realize that while there are many better, there are many worse. Now that does not mean that I take pleasure in peoples pain, but by doing the comparison I am trying to keep my situation and difficult child's in perspective.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="crazymama30, post: 243750, member: 3184"] Oh yes, I get that. I can remember and count on 1 hand how many times difficult child has been invited to spend the night at a friend's house. Once. How many birthday parties in the last 2 years for friends not relatives? None. But if you ask him he has "lots"(aka none) of girlfriends. In all areas of life, there are better and there are worse. My difficult child is in mainstream ed, and he can do lots that many more physically disabled children cannot. I work in healthcare. I once had a self pitying pt who asked if she was the most disabled person I cared for. While she was a very sick woman, she could walk, talk, eat, and speak. I had a pt who could do none of those things. I told her that. Sometimes it helps to realize that while there are many better, there are many worse. Now that does not mean that I take pleasure in peoples pain, but by doing the comparison I am trying to keep my situation and difficult child's in perspective. [/QUOTE]
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