Quotes

Came across these the other day and just wanted somewhere to keep them :)

Regular moms take their child's developmental milestones for granted.
Special needs moms realize what a miracle the human body is to be able to do what it does after spending hundreds of hours teaching our kids to roll over, crawl, walk, eat, play, etc.
--From Kate

Regular moms get annoyed when their child won't stop talking.

Special needs moms would do anything to hear their child utter one word, 'Mom'.

--From Elizabeth

Regular moms love it when relatives wear out their children with play, thinking they'll sleep well that night.

Special needs moms weigh the choices: Allow rough-housing that will keep their child up all night and set back their behavior issues or disappoint well-meaning relatives who don't understand your child's disability.

--From Steph

Regular moms take their kids to birthday parties and gather to chat as their kids hit the pinata happily.
Special needs moms spend the party alone, watching their child open and close the sliding screen door repeatedly and trying to keep him from smashing the birthday cake or tear open the birthday kid's presents.
--From Amy

Regular moms have a list of emergency numbers on the fridge for the babysitter.
Special needs moms have a detailed spreadsheet of all doctors, specialists and therapists, with emergency family numbers way down at the bottom as a cheat sheet for themselves.
--From Jessica