tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743228979051687756.post8090046994882287441..comments2023-10-07T07:36:26.829-05:00Comments on one day at a time: oh, i just love this.amy jupinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950664598348845531noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743228979051687756.post-14764398689088918932011-11-13T21:23:44.845-06:002011-11-13T21:23:44.845-06:00that first one made me choke back some tears. i g...that first one made me choke back some tears. i grew up with a sister with special needs (severe retardation) and kids would make fun of her. i'd beat them up. i was FIERCELY protective.<br /><br />now, as a mom of 4, i have two adopted children with special needs (emotional disabilities.) they came from abuse backgrounds. but here's the kicker: now i'm on the other side of the fence. my two adopted children struggle with relating to others, and with impulse control and agression, which sometimes comes across as cruelty.<br /><br />i am, in fact, sometimes living that "worst thing."<br /><br />amazingly, it's actually brought me full circle: to learn how NOT to judge those who might end up seeming unkind. We never know what baggage they carry. God has a sense of humor....and can really stretch us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743228979051687756.post-44391095385411920512011-10-29T21:01:34.107-05:002011-10-29T21:01:34.107-05:00Haha!! That last one gave me a good chuckle!Haha!! That last one gave me a good chuckle!Elle Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15802857137836550901noreply@blogger.com