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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 310457" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>That is wonderful!</p><p></p><p>I tell people that there are joys in our kids too. We see life differently when viewed through their eyes.</p><p></p><p>difficult child 3 was non-verbal for the first few years and also non-aware. So by the time he finally "got it" about birthdays and Christmas, it was really special. difficult child 3's birthday is on a special day for Australia, it's a bit like a US kid whose birthday is on 4 July. We had to go to the city on his birthday when he was 6 (the older kids were performing in a school public street parade) and we did all the Sydney touristy things that day. Wherever we went it wascelebration. Balloons, streamers, party atmosphere everywhere. We told difficult child 3, "It's your birthday. All Sydney is saying, 'Happy Birthday, difficult child 3'."</p><p>For the whole day difficult child 3 had a huge grin on his face and told everybody, "It's my birthday!"</p><p>It was the first time he had ever 'got' birthdays. And we got to see and share the dawn of his awareness. </p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 310457, member: 1991"] That is wonderful! I tell people that there are joys in our kids too. We see life differently when viewed through their eyes. difficult child 3 was non-verbal for the first few years and also non-aware. So by the time he finally "got it" about birthdays and Christmas, it was really special. difficult child 3's birthday is on a special day for Australia, it's a bit like a US kid whose birthday is on 4 July. We had to go to the city on his birthday when he was 6 (the older kids were performing in a school public street parade) and we did all the Sydney touristy things that day. Wherever we went it wascelebration. Balloons, streamers, party atmosphere everywhere. We told difficult child 3, "It's your birthday. All Sydney is saying, 'Happy Birthday, difficult child 3'." For the whole day difficult child 3 had a huge grin on his face and told everybody, "It's my birthday!" It was the first time he had ever 'got' birthdays. And we got to see and share the dawn of his awareness. Marg [/QUOTE]
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