Thought I would share

[4sumrzn]

The amazing difference between regular summer camp & special needs camp for difficult child.

I'm blown away. This is week 3 with last week being vacation......she was EXCITED to go Monday morning . She's even been giving me a kiss & saying "bye Mom". Uhhhh.......tears from me walking down the hall every time. It only took the first few days of camp for her to stop crying when I left & crying when I picked her up (like she hadn't seen me in days).

She even has pointed out her "friends" to me. The camp is limited to 30 children....all with different disabilites. I really believe she feels like she "fits in".

Just wanted to share.....not very often I get a Happy Mommy Heart going on feeling that difficult child is happy too! (now I just need to knock on wood & pray I didn't just jinx myself~I know how that goes)

Thanks for listening.

 

[Steely]

Oh..........I am welling up.
I SO hope difficult child has a successful 3 weeks.
Many hugs.

 

[Wiped Out]

What an awesome post to read. I'm so glad the camp is going so well

 

[slsh]

OK, we'll all just cross fingers and eyes and ward off board jinx - that should work!

What a fabulous post to read, really. I'm just so tickled she's having a positive experience - they can be so few and far between. Sounds like you found an excellent opportunity for her. Great job, Mom!

Yeah, difficult child! Hope she continues to have a blast!

 

[klmno]

What a successful summer!! I'm so glad that you found this for her- she'll remember it forever probably! It is soooo nice when they feel like they fit in and they are happy- we might never know how much good that does them!

 

[Andy]

Oh how awesome!!! My kids never liked day camps and would never even consider overnight camps - they just never were right for them. It is so uplifting when our difficult children find something they really do enjoy.

 

[bran155]

Great news!!! I am so happy for you and her. It's really nice she is making friends and feeling like she fits in. That is a major step for our children. You must feel such a sense of relief dropping her off knowing she is happy. That is wonderful.

 

[Big Bad Kitty]

It is SO nice to read a post like this. There have been so many struggling difficult children this summer! I am absolutely thrilled for you and your daughter.

*smiles*

 

[Christy]

So happy for you both

 

[crazymama30]

I love to hear about positives. I am so glad she likes it.

 

[Shari]

That is awesome. Hope it continues for you BOTH!

 

[flutterbee]

This is so wonderful!

 

[tryinghard]

That is so great!

 

[TerryJ2]

Wow, that's great. Obviously you made the right choice.
What a relief and a joy at the same time.