tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746351296108761805.post6103166752925551774..comments2023-08-22T05:05:36.201-05:00Comments on PDD-NOS: Pay No Attention to the Mother Behind the BlogBoosMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10937763831223088428noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746351296108761805.post-15578252119326834022012-06-14T13:38:13.015-05:002012-06-14T13:38:13.015-05:00It's not that I'm hard on myself necessari...It's not that I'm hard on myself necessarily. I'm just trying to be real. I don't want to paint such a rosy picture that people dismiss the very real challenges that Boo faces. Because this blog is really about him more than it is about me. We had several very tough days in a row and I wanted to be real about what was going on. I'm not kicking myself today. I'm just doing laundry and paying bills. ;)BoosMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10937763831223088428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746351296108761805.post-67584830862677084652012-06-14T13:35:35.476-05:002012-06-14T13:35:35.476-05:00As a blogger, I tend to feel like I'm walking ...As a blogger, I tend to feel like I'm walking a tight rope between sensationalizing the bad and making autism a scary thing, and glossing over the bad and failing to be honest about the hurdles Boo has to clear.BoosMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10937763831223088428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746351296108761805.post-65582513977977948522012-06-14T13:33:27.516-05:002012-06-14T13:33:27.516-05:00Thanks.Thanks.BoosMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10937763831223088428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746351296108761805.post-44158697337005356872012-06-14T13:33:09.160-05:002012-06-14T13:33:09.160-05:00Hello there. Hope you stick around. It's sure ...Hello there. Hope you stick around. It's sure to be an interesting ride! How old is your daughter?BoosMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10937763831223088428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746351296108761805.post-55170016544042651652012-06-14T13:31:24.196-05:002012-06-14T13:31:24.196-05:00Oh how well I remember those feelings right after ...Oh how well I remember those feelings right after diagnosis! The vindication of all the nagging worries you've had for so long and the relief of putting a name on the nameless something juxtaposed with the sadness of knowing that the something is an inborn life-long condition. We'd really rather be told that what we see is the result of bad parenting, because that is at least something that can be "fixed." <br /><br />Welcome to the community, Angie. If I knew you in real life I would gladly accept and return that hug. If you ever need a virtual shoulder, I'm glad to offer mine.BoosMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10937763831223088428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746351296108761805.post-71288303083296737822012-06-14T13:27:01.105-05:002012-06-14T13:27:01.105-05:00I just tend to feel like the guy on SNL..."FI...I just tend to feel like the guy on SNL..."FIX IT!!!" I don't know how, I don't know what...just FIX IT!BoosMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10937763831223088428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746351296108761805.post-39539317330903863302012-06-14T13:25:16.544-05:002012-06-14T13:25:16.544-05:00;);)BoosMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10937763831223088428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746351296108761805.post-35238383625713623722012-06-14T12:10:00.802-05:002012-06-14T12:10:00.802-05:00I think people sensationalize parenting a disabled...I think people sensationalize parenting a disabled child, with the idea that we are all some kind of saints, and that is unfair to us and to our children. Don't be too hard on yourself, or hold your Motherhood up to a unrealistic idealization. You are allowed to make mistakes, you are allowed to learn through trial and error, you are allowed to have frustrating days, just like every other Mother. We are just raising human beings, and we are only human ourselves.Heather Clark @Mom2Rebels https://www.blogger.com/profile/08487924965837789013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746351296108761805.post-2510152587375956572012-06-14T11:20:27.185-05:002012-06-14T11:20:27.185-05:00I, too, can relate! Thank you for being so honest ...I, too, can relate! Thank you for being so honest about those not-so-pretty moments. I think we've all had our fair share! We just have to hang on and continue to try our best. And pray. A lot! <br /><br />-Angela (aka Caffeinated Autism Mom)<br />www.caffeinatedautismmom.comCaffeinated Autism Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730980393643990009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746351296108761805.post-76531357613717666902012-06-14T10:37:26.151-05:002012-06-14T10:37:26.151-05:00I can totally relate! Loved thisI can totally relate! Loved thisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08837162911344469993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746351296108761805.post-62166857539064748942012-06-14T10:35:51.200-05:002012-06-14T10:35:51.200-05:00Just found your blog and wanted to say hello - I a...Just found your blog and wanted to say hello - I am with you there. There are times that I feel like a fraud myself, and my daughter has been diagnosed only a month. <br /><br />AngieP - you're a newbie too - do you have a blog?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08420809700240691057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746351296108761805.post-57645418608592830712012-06-13T11:58:18.067-05:002012-06-13T11:58:18.067-05:00You just described how I feel every day. My daught...You just described how I feel every day. My daughter "T" was diagnosed just weeks ago, and the relief at knowing she was autistic has crumbled to the realization that I don't know what the hell I'm doing. But I get up every morning and I try my best. That's all you can do -- try your best with the resources, the energy, the hope you have. And then you get up the next day and do it again. If I knew you in "real life" I'd give you a hug. Since I don't, I'll just say that your love for Boo shines through in every word of this blog, and that is the thing he needs most.AngiePnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746351296108761805.post-30268847886502850172012-06-13T10:00:27.431-05:002012-06-13T10:00:27.431-05:00I am with you. I sometimes wonder what people are ...I am with you. I sometimes wonder what people are seeing when they say I doing so well with Monkey, when I feel so incompetent and helpless. I know that self doubt is normal for any mom, but with our kids, we never want to be weak, be vulnerable, be flawed, because we want to always be the best possible mother for child who needs a little (or a lot) more than the "average" kid. We do the best we can. We just have to remember that we are doing everything we can. So long as we don't give in to the temptation to just give up, we are awesome, no fakin'. ;)Kermommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01825026805434550148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746351296108761805.post-46865514613000304462012-06-13T09:28:01.149-05:002012-06-13T09:28:01.149-05:00<3<3Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163702617564205114noreply@blogger.com