tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931339813365183751.post1361096163112429292..comments2024-01-05T12:13:21.588-05:00Comments on Cowgirl Up!: Numbers - Almost PerfectJenny Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606622799302380804noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931339813365183751.post-72909940656032035082011-12-22T15:57:01.409-05:002011-12-22T15:57:01.409-05:00Love all of you mamas-- Deborah, Meriah and Amy-- ...Love all of you mamas-- Deborah, Meriah and Amy-- thank you for your wisdom, support and words that give me strength and fortitude. I'm singing to myself right now..."You have to accentuate the positive....." :-) Hugs-- JenJenny Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606622799302380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931339813365183751.post-19140195993255412022011-12-22T14:29:41.522-05:002011-12-22T14:29:41.522-05:00Jenny, thank you for putting my EXACT feelings int...Jenny, thank you for putting my EXACT feelings into words- Evan just had his annual evaluation for Early Intervention, and while there are usually compliments on how he's coming along, this meeting seemed a bit more negative than previous ones. "It's never the level we are "supposed" to be at, but somehow I know it is exactly where we should be." That is SO so true!!<br /><br />And Deborah, thank you SO much for your words of wisdom- you turned me into a puddle of tears, for I so needed to hear that right now. I am usually pretty laid back about Evan's therapies for the most part, but after this last meeting I worry that I'm not doing enough. I had been focused on his strengths more so than his weaknesses, and I really need to re-focus on that. He is perfect to me and will always be.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03873468384134486756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931339813365183751.post-17433184264612565022011-12-22T10:55:44.002-05:002011-12-22T10:55:44.002-05:00Yes! xoxoYes! xoxoMeriahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13813502666724137451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5931339813365183751.post-39950996979603468182011-12-22T00:47:00.590-05:002011-12-22T00:47:00.590-05:00Dear Jenny,
I stumbled on your blog quite accident...Dear Jenny,<br />I stumbled on your blog quite accidentally on purpose a few weeks ago. Now I know why....My son was born 18 years ago with a rare genetic disorder. Multiple physical anomalies....cognitive delay....so rare that to say he is 'writing his own book' is an understatement. I remember the days when we went to have assessments, and being the educated and informed person that I am, I knew what the outcome would be, yet still I held out hope that they would see something I had missed....that maybe on that day Sam would pull out a new trick. He didn't, and it wasn't long before my husband and I decided that these assessments were putting unnecessary pressure on all of us. <br /><br />Sure we continued to take Sam to therapy and get him whatever treatments necessary to give him every opportunity to reach his maximum potential, but for us we no longer needed someone telling us what he couldn't do. We were, and still are proud of every baby step he takes. He is who he is.....he IS perfect....and this world is a better place because he is in it.<br /><br />Like Sam, Joey will thrive and grow because of the unconditional love he receives from his family and those around him. He will never stop amazing, and amusing you. I wish I could tell you that the day will come when you can say to yourself that you have done 'enough'...but it won't. You will never stop loving and nurturing him...because that's what mothers do.<br /><br />Hang in there girl, you're doing just fine. God bless and Merry Christmas!<br /><br />DeborahCharmed...I'm Surehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02735430947637483821noreply@blogger.com