The Funny Thing About Parenting A Special Angel
So here's the thing about being a parent of a child who is medically complex or 'Special Needs'. You dream of having a day off. A day that would give you the chance to take a long shower, or go out for lunch with a friend or even just take a nap. You constantly LIVE for someone else. You see a child doing something as simple as playing with blocks, and you have an internal battle with yourself to keep your feet planted in that spot instead of running away to cry the heartache away. You live each day working with a child who literally depends on you for EVERY SINGLE THING and may continue that for the rest of their life. You love watching other peoples children because you miss out on the little things with your own. You work so hard & fight for the chance to get a home nurse or even just someone you trust to come help watch your child just to get a minute to BREATH. But here is the funny part- The moment that you get that break, or you get that nap, yo...