tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14286916.post721609241223482609..comments2023-05-13T08:54:22.864-06:00Comments on Adventures in Raising a Disabled Child: PerspectiveNatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17394193811848413412noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14286916.post-38869311643263520032011-05-04T13:21:39.348-06:002011-05-04T13:21:39.348-06:00Ah, yes, the mess. Five minutes after it's bee...Ah, yes, the mess. Five minutes after it's been picked up it's back. I feel I should somehow have had the energy to teach our guy what I know he's capable of learning--to pick up after himself.(He does it at school.)But he has a serious sleep disorder, so we've been tired for twenty years, plus I have chronic pain. So many things have slipped through the cracks. Anyway, he's leaving home soon, and I think he'll be learning some of the skills and habits we were too tired to teach him at home.kitcurioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12142834259113293555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14286916.post-10966544217099873222011-04-25T07:58:53.172-06:002011-04-25T07:58:53.172-06:00Well said. I've got remember to when I'm ...Well said. I've got remember to when I'm cleaning up the latest mess, that we're fortunate Whit has the ability to make that mess. Next up is teaching her to have the ability to help clean it up. ;-)Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17394193811848413412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14286916.post-8689728043858709042011-04-22T18:44:43.940-06:002011-04-22T18:44:43.940-06:00Opps, sorry about the delete.
Ah yes, it is all a...Opps, sorry about the delete.<br /><br />Ah yes, it is all about perspective. Gavin and I were trying to get some things done around the house when we walked into the living room. Zoe was frantically pulling and chewing on the drape and immediately stopped when we entered the room. She pushed herself away from the drape and gave us a guilty look. We ignored her for a minute so she would get back to what she was doing so we could decide if it was worth stopping her. We quickly saw why she looked so guilty. She was pulling and chewing on the drape (kind of like a cat) while laughing her head off. Gavin had just cleaned the drape the other day and had said "How did the drape get gunk all over it?" Well, mystery solved. But she was having such a good time, how could we stop her? We love the freedom she has in moving around in her walker and making choices in what she wants to do. So I just went back to cleaning up the kitchen and occasionally peeked in the living room to see my beautiful daughter laughing her head off while possibly staining or tearing the drape.<br /><br />People have said to us that our house will be a mess now that we have a second child on the way. And I think "It will be a mess...it's a mess now!" You try keeping up with a curious 4 year old who knocks over, pulls and chews anything left in sight! <br /><br />But aren't we lucky our kids can do so much?Genevieve Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11817091607573495434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14286916.post-2697414936122937802011-04-22T18:22:38.752-06:002011-04-22T18:22:38.752-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Genevieve Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11817091607573495434noreply@blogger.com