Why Me?

For parents of special children, the unknown is terrifying. Worries of whether your child will "be ok". Wanting to do everything to "help" your child. Wanting to be a good mom or dad. Listening to doctors and therapists saying conflicting things and wondering what to do, believing each decision to be the most critical one you've ever made in your life. With all this, sometimes you deny your own needs.

I love my special son. I know he will take this world by storm. He is brilliant. He is moral. He is considerate. He is sometimes bossy! He is one of the best people I know. But at weak moments, we all need to pause for inspiration before continuing to put the increased levels of energy into raising our kids, and keeping the family functioning. Here are some of our favorites:

Inspiration
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first person singular piece Jennifer Overton Jennifer Overton is an actor and writer living in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She also teaches Drama at Mount Saint Vincent University. She is the mother of a five year old autistic spectrum hyperlexic child.
This story originally aired in March of 1998 by CBC Radio , read by Jennifer Overton.

These Moms Share Special Gifts by Erma Bombeck Most women become mothers by accident, some by choice, a few by social pressures, and a couple by habit. This year, nearly 100,000 women will become mothers of handicapped children. Did you ever wonder how mothers of handicapped children are chosen?

When God Created Mothers, Grandmothers, Great Grandmothers, Godmothers by Erma Bombeck When the good Lord was creating mothers,grandmothers, great-grandmothers, godmothers and all who mother us, he was into the sixth day of "overtime" when the angel appeared and said...

Heaven's Very Special Child By Edna Massimilla A poem

Faith from the book Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach A poem

For Mothers and Future Mothers from the book 'Everyday Miracles' by Dale Hanson Bourke We are sitting at lunch when my daughter casually mentions that she and her husband are thinking of "starting a family". "We're taking a survey," she says, half-joking. "Do you think I should have a baby?"...

Article	Description
first person singular piece Jennifer Overton	Jennifer Overton is an actor and writer living in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She also teaches Drama at Mount Saint Vincent University. She is the mother of a five year old autistic spectrum hyperlexic child. This story originally aired in March of 1998 by CBC Radio , read by Jennifer Overton.
These Moms Share Special Gifts by Erma Bombeck	Most women become mothers by accident, some by choice, a few by social pressures, and a couple by habit. This year, nearly 100,000 women will become mothers of handicapped children. Did you ever wonder how mothers of handicapped children are chosen?
When God Created Mothers, Grandmothers, Great Grandmothers, Godmothers by Erma Bombeck	When the good Lord was creating mothers,grandmothers, great-grandmothers, godmothers and all who mother us, he was into the sixth day of "overtime" when the angel appeared and said...
Heaven's Very Special Child By Edna Massimilla	A poem
Faith from the book Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach	A poem
For Mothers and Future Mothers from the book 'Everyday Miracles' by Dale Hanson Bourke	We are sitting at lunch when my daughter casually mentions that she and her husband are thinking of "starting a family". "We're taking a survey," she says, half-joking. "Do you think I should have a baby?"...