To The Mom…
To the mom with bags under her eyes from getting up hours before school to take her son to his appointments
To the mom sitting by her baby girl in the hospital bed yet again while she fights for her life
To the single mom on food stamps who hasn’t worked in years because the calls from school are too frequent
To the mom who is still caring for her son well into her old age who prays someone will take over when she’s gone
To the mom who had to sign her rights away to get her child help
To the mom fighting insurance companies for equipment and care to keep her child alive
To the mom who places flowers every month for her child who lost the fight
To the mom who powers through her child’s meltdowns and self injury and hopes tomorrow’s better
To the mom watching her baby struggle to eat and function while her husband’s overseas
To the mom who has to check her child in to a psych ward and sobs walking to the car
To the mom terrified that this seizure will be the one that takes her little girl
To the mom who feels too tired and too hopeless to go on….
You are stronger than you know.
You are more capable than most.
You are everything to your child.
You can do it all again tomorrow because no one else will.
It’s okay to feel broken.
It’s okay to feel unappreciated.
It’s okay to feel unseen.
But I see you.
You are a special needs mom who will never stop loving and fighting for your child.
Written by, Mandy Farmer
Mandy Farmer is a military spouse and mother of three, one of whom is on the autism spectrum. She and her family have navigated seven cross-country moves in the last ten years while advocating for services and education for her own child and other children with special needs. Mandy has authored two autism children’s books: “What About Me?” (which she coauthored with her son and autism sibling Brennan) and “I Like Dinosaurs Too!” Mandy blogs at frommotherhood.com and keeps in touch with the autism community through her Facebook page From Motherhood by Mandy Farmer.
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