Day 24 – I’ve mentioned judgement a time or two in these
posts. I will tell you now it is one of
the toughest things about our situation.
Having opinions or drawing conclusions about a situation is normal and
working all that out in your head or offering advice when you are asked is one
thing but letting all that out of your mouth unsolicited as you look down your
nose is quite another. It is hard enough
to raise a human without having someone comment unnecessarily or impart their
totally ill informed wisdom on you in the midst of a situation they could not possibly
fathom. Just to look at Baby Girl does
not give you any indication of her struggles, it also provides the perfect
opportunity for those out of the know to make a judgement about her or our
parenting when those struggles surface. “That
child is just spoiled.” “There is no reason that child shouldn’t be potty
trained.” “Can you believe they let her run around like that?” “That child has
no business being out in public if she behaves like that.” She’s too old for
that pacifier.” “What is wrong with her?”
All of these things plus have been uttered through smirked lips or whispered
loud enough for all to hear or just flat out said directly to our faces. I’ve
yet to find a child that came with an operator’s manual and each and every day
I am doing the very best I can to “troubleshoot” without instructions.
#30facesofautism
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