Comments on Mother of Shrek: Our children teach us

Wonderful post, that's what I've been learning for...

2008-02-26T05:27:00.000Z

Wonderful post, that's what I've been learning for the last couple of years, eh?

Visited from David McMahon's site.

Two important things I have learned from my sons.....

2008-02-25T05:51:00.000Z

Two important things I have learned from my sons...to never, ever listen when people say "he can't do that"...to never, ever give up.

Unconditional, beautiful love ..

2008-02-25T02:27:00.000Z

Unconditional, beautiful love ..

Writing on casdok blog.......Making tea without te...

2008-02-25T00:47:00.000Z

Writing on casdok blog.......
Making tea without tea bags.....
Milking a cow by hand.........
making your own butter AND bread.....
Writing out a cheque or it will
be soon...!!
getting up from your chair to
turn over the T.V.!!!
CD'S ARE ON THE WAY OUT....will
every body be able to work out
how to used a MP3...?

Beautiful. I know I have learned more than I thou...

2008-02-24T14:10:00.000Z

Beautiful. I know I have learned more than I thought possible, continue to learn and feel so humbled many times when raising M. Like last night I had to apologize to M twice! It seemed I kept forgetting she is Autistic and expected major changes. Parenting is hard work!

That doctors can be wrong!

2008-02-24T06:31:00.000Z

That doctors can be wrong!

In my flu induced haze, I swore I posted a respons...

2008-02-24T00:23:00.000Z

In my flu induced haze, I swore I posted a response yesterday. I have learned that I have a lot more inner strength (more than I ever dreamed), unconditional love...in fact a feeling of love so strong, unlike anything I have ever felt and also feeling of such rage and homicidal (kidding) feelings when my children are hurt or mistreated by others. I did not know I had that much anger within me. I guess a general sense of protectiveness and caretaking. Putting another person needs before your own. That is what motherhood has done to me. It is the best thing I have ever done in my life.
XOXOXO

Thank you for posting this... beautifully said!

2008-02-24T00:13:00.000Z

Thank you for posting this... beautifully said!

I love it. My heart feels heavy some days. Not wit...

2008-02-23T22:42:00.000Z

I love it. My heart feels heavy some days. Not with anger or resentment--just mostly fear of the unknown. Posts like this help give me strength to deal with the fits and the frustration and the self-abusive behaviors and the wanting to do everything "na-nen" (again) in a more patient and loving manner.

I practiced with my children, did my best & made m...

2008-02-23T22:14:00.000Z

I practiced with my children, did my best & made mistakes. Learnt patience & now have a second chance while my grandchildren are living with me! Love overcomes everything!

I am learning constantly. A bunch of little things...

2008-02-23T20:22:00.000Z

I am learning constantly. A bunch of little things that add up to the BIG PICTURE....

I've learned to be myself.
I've learned that love truly has no limits (but my patience does.)
I've learned that laughter through tears is a constant theme in my life.
I learn and keep trying.
Most days, that's all I can ask of myself.

:)

I love your posts. I'm adding you to my reader so...

2008-02-23T18:49:00.000Z

I love your posts. I'm adding you to my reader so I don't lose you again.

“While we try to teach our children all about life...

2008-02-23T18:15:00.000Z

“While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.”

Very poignant. I have learned that as much as I want to be a planner and have my future all laid out, it just simply isn't possible.

I have also learned that what the future holds is also a mystery for parents of non-special needs kiddos. Accepting this fact has helped me sit back and embrace the NOW.

The true meaning of unconditional love! Also that...

2008-02-23T11:16:00.000Z

The true meaning of unconditional love! Also that we are all here for a reason - the two disabled grandchildren we lost taught us all so much.

Well said....I have learnt so much form my girls.....

2008-02-23T10:35:00.000Z

Well said....I have learnt so much form my girls...especially my youngest daugher who at a young age of 8 was diagnosed with cancer...we got through it all but that experience taught me so much....she is an old soul and wise beyond her years....she has faced many adversities over her life and somehow seems to rise above...yes that daughter of mine certainly has taught me a few things about life...

My son is 25 and autistic (dx at age 7). He is ver...

2008-02-23T10:12:00.000Z

My son is 25 and autistic (dx at age 7). He is verbal (since age 12) and now high functioning. I am 54 and have RR Multiple Sclerosis (dx at age 23).

I have learned that he is a deep thinker and that the words that come out don't always represent what he thinks. I have learned to listen more closely and to think before I speak because he is like a sponge and will retain every word I say. He will repeat some things as if he were a tape recorder and sometimes I don't "play back" as well after the first rendering.

He has taught me how to perservere (?) when frustration is at its height.

Thank you for your blog and insights into your autistic son's world.

That although sticks and stones can break bones, n...

2008-02-23T10:07:00.000Z

That although sticks and stones can break bones, names also can hurt!

I am blind but you could swear I can see through w...

2008-02-23T02:30:00.000Z

I am blind but you could swear I can see through walls
My son has shown me even more that the sun shines even on the cloudy days

You ask such deep confrontational questions about ...

2008-02-23T02:11:00.000Z

You ask such deep confrontational questions about life and children that I find I can't answer, because I would have to do a lot of soul searching and I don't want to do that, because I would run into sadness.

Maybe that's what I learned, that besides the joy there is a lot of sadness. Enormous amounts of it, but you already knew that, maybe?

I have learned that I wasn't as smart as I thought...

2008-02-22T23:47:00.000Z

I have learned that I wasn't as smart as I thought I was.
I have learned to treasure the small stuff.
Not to take anything and I mean anything for granted.

That my children are and are not me. They are indi...

2008-02-22T23:33:00.001Z

That my children are and are not me. They are individuals, meant to be who they are, designed for a purpose. But I see myself - my fears, my humor, my faults - in them. They're big fun-house mirrors, except instead of seeing myself distorted in them, I'm looking at the clear picture of who I am through them. It's when I think I truly see myself by looking inside ME that it's really distorted. Does that make sense?

I've learned unresentful sacrifice, generosity of ...

2008-02-22T23:33:00.000Z

I've learned unresentful sacrifice, generosity of spirit, how to love in general...

I thought I knew what unconditional love was until...

2008-02-22T23:19:00.000Z

I thought I knew what unconditional love was until I had kids...now I KNOW what unconditional love is!

I have learned so much from my child and I know I ...

2008-02-22T22:54:00.000Z

I have learned so much from my child and I know I will learn more. Being a parent is a gift in so many ways.

Tolerance, the fact that you are their role models...

2008-02-22T21:59:00.000Z

Tolerance, the fact that you are their role models for later life, and unconditional love which lasts for ever.