tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645130.post7624873324175615817..comments2023-07-02T11:59:05.334-07:00Comments on Jenelle's Journey: Blogging Against Disablism Day - 2008!Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17256371707801041596noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645130.post-82332172325948632622008-05-07T12:54:00.000-07:002008-05-07T12:54:00.000-07:00Thank you for sharing this insight. I battled acc...Thank you for sharing this insight. I battled accepting our daughter's disabilities for many years. It is a difficult road, but God has a grand purpose behind it all. You are a very special parent indeed!<BR/><BR/>Blessings!<BR/>NancyAbout Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07459135904808824136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645130.post-23822464412252859032008-05-02T05:51:00.000-07:002008-05-02T05:51:00.000-07:00After my daughter was diagnosed with Epilepsy she ...After my daughter was diagnosed with Epilepsy she cried, "I just want to be normal." I took her face in my hands and looked directly into her eyes. "Have I ever called you Normal?" I asked. She shook her head. "Why is that?" I continued. "Because I'm special and special people don't get to be lazy so they can be normal."<BR/><BR/>Long before she was diagnosed, long before we were aware there was a problem I had told her that she was special. She is extremely intelligent and I wanted her to know that striving for normal is not acceptable. Each child should be striving for their best no matter what that is.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for a great post and an amazing blog. Love visiting as I always feel uplifted by your spirit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915331094311375850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645130.post-17044717509237106232008-05-01T23:05:00.000-07:002008-05-01T23:05:00.000-07:00"Normal" has always been relegated to the same wor..."Normal" has always been relegated to the same word refuse pile as "stupid", "retarded", "my mother always cooked meatloaf 'this' way" and "your butt looks big in those jeans" in our house. Not allowed.<BR/><BR/>In this day and age, what is considered "normal"?<BR/><BR/>Just loved your post!Attila the Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02158308703617226652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645130.post-17860514833082469542008-05-01T16:09:00.000-07:002008-05-01T16:09:00.000-07:00What a wonderful post! Thanks for sharing.What a wonderful post! Thanks for sharing.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09360723110664693186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645130.post-75924503803683164502008-05-01T11:55:00.000-07:002008-05-01T11:55:00.000-07:00Hi! Thanks for visiting and commenting on my blog ...Hi! Thanks for visiting and commenting on my blog today! <BR/><BR/>Would you be happy to link? <BR/><BR/>Any thoughts on enteral feeding would also be fantastic! I love to post short stories from other enterally fed patients or families! There is an email link top right of my blog if you would be happy to chat! <BR/><BR/>Thanks<BR/><BR/>ChrisLala!!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05633695973741728685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645130.post-41514335572371911452008-05-01T07:17:00.000-07:002008-05-01T07:17:00.000-07:00I love your Garrison Keillor quote at the bottom o...I love your Garrison Keillor quote at the bottom of your page. I also like what you said about acceptance and the process that goes with that, which includes denial. Hope you don't mind I link to this on my blog for other parents (and everyone else) to read, learn, think.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170658770134559035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645130.post-24361849832074601532008-05-01T06:17:00.000-07:002008-05-01T06:17:00.000-07:00This is beautifully written. We too are living wha...This is beautifully written. We too are living what I refer to as the "New Normal" Sometimes the word Normal still burns.Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04214240569421989423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645130.post-18961695450747906582008-05-01T05:51:00.000-07:002008-05-01T05:51:00.000-07:00Beautifully written.Yeah, normal. I have a dear f...Beautifully written.<BR/>Yeah, normal. <BR/><BR/>I have a dear friend who described the aftermath (of a tragedy in her family) as "The New Normal". I have taken that term and applied it to our family and my disability and my son's neuro and developmental issues and it helps, because none of us fit the parameters of normal and most of us never will, so we have new parameters and we move forward. And even if it is a bit of a mental trick I play on myself on some days it's all I have to hold me together so I can move forward with my little guy.<BR/><BR/>Giant giant hugs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645130.post-8808313565653796842008-05-01T04:55:00.000-07:002008-05-01T04:55:00.000-07:00What an honest and accurate post, beautifully writ...What an honest and accurate post, beautifully written! I hate that word normal! Who the heck is normal anyway?akakarmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18059256751199976899noreply@blogger.com