Just Wow

Drama, drama, drama. Why do people try to compete? My kid is smarter than your kid. My kid is popular and I am SO glad that she is! My kid is better at...well, you get the picture. Does it ever bother anyone else when some parents seem to think that their kids are perfect? Mine are far from perfect. I think that is what makes them the unique people that they are. I enjoy their quirky qualities and their different views on life. So Em has some special needs that she struggles with. You all know that. Yes, she struggles to keep her grades up in some classes but she is also gifted in a few areas. She's a dancer, an actor, a musician, and most importantly, she is a dreamer. She considers her ADHD as a gift that happens to be a part of her. It doesn't define who she is and neither does her tourette's or her hearing loss. Everyone has their struggles in life. We all break down from time to time. Em's "problems" may seem trivial to some of you but they aren't trivial to us. Yes, meds. DO help some of her ADHD symptoms but they make her tics worse. And nothing will ever bring back her hearing. She can't even go swimming for fear she'll get another ear infection in her good ear and need yet another set of tubes. She's had 6 sets already. She can't take the swimming unit at Holmes next year because if she does get an ear infection it could damage her good ear leading to more hearing loss in that ear. Em never lets any of this stuff bother her. She is stronger than her mom in this aspect. I worry about all of it. Maybe someday I can think of her disabilities as a gift too! I love you Em!