MOTHER’S DAY 2018

                                            

                                                  MOTHER’S DAY 2018

Motherhood did not come with a set of instructions.  It came from natural instinct and your own upbringing and influence.  You know yourself how much you gave to your children to help spread their wings to fly.  You know how much you gave them the tools and inspiration they needed to make their own desires, dreams. and goals become a reality.  People around you have seen how much you have accomplished with your children as you set their foundation for their future.  Many of these children have been awarded in school for their successes with plaques, certificates, trophies, and medallions that hold memories for adult children to reflect where their roots came from.  Some children are very appreciative of their parents, some are not. 

With the evolution into a stressful, high pressured, success driven society, many children have grown distant and self-absorbed.  It is different for all, but one day all grown children will sit back and reflect on the good in their life and at some point appreciate what their Mother has done for them. Sometimes realization comes a little too late; but, as a Mom, knowing in your heart you sacrificed yourself to do the best you possibly could to raise your children to best of your ability and tried your hardest to protect them and nurture them can be comforting. 

Many children with Disabilities do not understand the concept of Mother’s Day or what a Mother has to go through to raise them, especially with their cognitive distortions and deficits.  We try extra hard to help, nurture and protect our children because of their vulnerabilities.  We are the Mother’s that lack that sense of appreciation that Mothers of children without disabilities often get.

I want to wish a Very Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mothers who have worked so hard to raise their children, helped to educate them, helped with their medical needs, lent an ear when they needed it, helped to guide them with their goals and dreams, and helped them with their financial cushion to make sure they are never without as you may have once been.  You are a Very Special Mother and their lives have been better because of you.  Your legacy will carry on.  HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY !!!