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<blockquote data-quote="rejectedmom" data-source="post: 46700" data-attributes="member: 2315"><p>Karen, I too know I did everything I could for him but unlike you I sometimes wonder if that was the right thing to do. I often think that if I had done nothing difficult child would be so obviously handicapped that there would be no question as to his abilities and disabilities. He would have been in a group home for handicapped indivituals early on and maybe none of this legal stuff would have happened. But not having the ability to see the future I operated on the premise that difficult child needed all the services available to bring him along as far as he could go. That is why the thing with my Down's student really hit me. We all go on the assumption that the best course is to advance them as far as possible but that can be a double bladed sword as in my son's case. </p><p></p><p>Suz and HWGA, I used to firmly believe that also. It is what kept me doing foster care for all those years. I will admit that I still have a very small flame of that hope flickering in the more remote areas of my heart but it truly has mostly died out for me. I oftem feel like I wasted my life trying to accomplish the impossible. I thought that I was going to change the world one child at a time. Instead I find myself wondering if I had any impact at all and if the sacrifices which brought all kinds of sadness onto my family were for naught. </p><p></p><p>Daisylover, Thanks for the hugs and prayers they are truly appreciated.</p><p></p><p>Barbara and Janet, I know you understand thank you for your kind words.</p><p></p><p>Katmom, I know my difficult child's genetics are flawed. I pray that all the new research they are doing on the human Genome project and the advancing physiological approach to mental health issues will lead to better lives for others afflicted with poor MH in the future. Unfortunately the stuff they are learning now will not be put into good general practice for years to come. Science and medicine tend to evolve slowly and with much controversy.</p><p></p><p>Thank you all for reading and responding. I know I can be such a downer sometimes. -RM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rejectedmom, post: 46700, member: 2315"] Karen, I too know I did everything I could for him but unlike you I sometimes wonder if that was the right thing to do. I often think that if I had done nothing difficult child would be so obviously handicapped that there would be no question as to his abilities and disabilities. He would have been in a group home for handicapped indivituals early on and maybe none of this legal stuff would have happened. But not having the ability to see the future I operated on the premise that difficult child needed all the services available to bring him along as far as he could go. That is why the thing with my Down's student really hit me. We all go on the assumption that the best course is to advance them as far as possible but that can be a double bladed sword as in my son's case. Suz and HWGA, I used to firmly believe that also. It is what kept me doing foster care for all those years. I will admit that I still have a very small flame of that hope flickering in the more remote areas of my heart but it truly has mostly died out for me. I oftem feel like I wasted my life trying to accomplish the impossible. I thought that I was going to change the world one child at a time. Instead I find myself wondering if I had any impact at all and if the sacrifices which brought all kinds of sadness onto my family were for naught. Daisylover, Thanks for the hugs and prayers they are truly appreciated. Barbara and Janet, I know you understand thank you for your kind words. Katmom, I know my difficult child's genetics are flawed. I pray that all the new research they are doing on the human Genome project and the advancing physiological approach to mental health issues will lead to better lives for others afflicted with poor MH in the future. Unfortunately the stuff they are learning now will not be put into good general practice for years to come. Science and medicine tend to evolve slowly and with much controversy. Thank you all for reading and responding. I know I can be such a downer sometimes. -RM [/QUOTE]
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