You're Still a Good Mom
I have a friend whose child has special needs. One of my children has some special needs as well. She and I were talking the other day, as we sometimes do, about our children. The great thing about someone like this is that things can be short-handed. We can share our frustrations and triumphs and know that the other person just gets it in a way that would need to be explained to anyone else. "I have to tell you something," I said. "I haven't taken my kiddo to the dentist yet." This is a great shame of mine but one born from survival. We have had so many issues to deal with. Things have been so very overwhelming for such a very long time. We have been taking baby steps for years, and those baby steps have been working. This one thing, however, has remained one thing to many for some reason. My friend paused and looked me in the eye. "That's okay. You're still a good mom," she said calmly. Tears sprang into my eyes. I hadn't kn
A real pumpkin patch!! I'm so jealous:) I love that she picked a green one. Kids are awesome.
ReplyDeleteWe tried and failed to grow pumpkins this year. I love The Nuggets' selection!
ReplyDeleteSweet! The fiance and I were just talking about how we need to go pluck some pumpkins.
ReplyDeleteAdorable. We went pumpkin picking this weekend too. Looks like you guys had a great time!
ReplyDeleteDid she really pick out the green one? I love it. She is adorable.
ReplyDeleteI need to get my kids to a pumpkin patch. I don't know if there is even one around here in Texas, but that is a fall must!