“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.…” Romans 8:1 NASB
This morning, as I planned for the day, I saw that my son’s physical therapist would be coming to the house this afternoon. Then I remembered that exactly one week ago, she spent much of the session teaching me some important stretches I should start doing with him daily. She had also emailed me the program with photos and descriptions, in case I wasn’t clear on any of it. For a split second this morning, I felt like the worst mom in the world. We had a busy week. I never did one stretch, not for the whole week.
I feel like another parent out there needs to know this today. Even us “expert” bloggers and speakers, the “we’ve got our act together” special needs advocates who guide and advise you, we drop the ball. None of us do it all, none of us do everything perfectly.
This morning there was a moment when I felt like a failure, but that feeling quickly passed. I remembered how several years back, that feeling often lingered with me for days at a time, how I secretly felt like I was woefully inadequate in my discipline, research, and resolve to do all the things a special needs child required. I was reminded how something like this would have spurred loads of negative self-talk. The comparisons I used to make to the perfect moms I invented in my head were never-ending.
Source: Special Needs Parenting- Key Ministry
