Staring into the dark
There are moments that every parent looks at their children and see just how much potential and hope and bright futures your child has before them. But as a parent of a special needs child, there are moments that you stare into the dark. You have no idea what the potentials really are and how far your child will succeed. You have no idea if they will ever be able to live a "normal" life and do the same things that peers their age will get to do. There are moments when you feel hopeless and you choke back with every ounce of strength you have left in your body the tears that want to pour down your face. We were having an "off day". "Off days" en tale of multiple meltdowns, eventually not only by my son, but by myself and my husband as we reach the points of not knowing how to handle him anymore and we loose our patience. These are the days that nothing you say seems to register and no one has any patience and I am asked for food as I literally scoop food...