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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, you are better off without him.  Those of us with a special needs child understand what you are saying.  Its scary, its stressful and the worry can consume you.  But, that's when you have to come together as a couple, not divide.  If he cannot support you, then there is no point being with with someone like that.  Our marriage works as my husband is very understanding and he is committed to both of us.  Its very hard, stressful and exhausting especially when you have doctor appointments and therapies.

Your child is young.  My child had severe delays.  It was hard from about 1-4/5.. we are finally seeing progress and its so much easier.  Hang in there and hope it gets better.  Early delays can last for years but they do not have to be life long.[/quote]

Okay WOW!!  :shock:   Where in the world made you jump to that conclusion PP?!

We all process grief differently for God's sake!  You have no idea what kind of DH or father this guy is, so to say that OP would be better off without him is cruel.

They have just been told that their DD may never catch up, which may or may not be true because our minds our capable of so much if you get the right therapy and don't stop trying! When we received our DX for our DS 7 years ago I cried and cried and cried just like OP.  I went into such a funk that I had to go onto anti-depressents just to get through the day.  I honestly think that I developed PTSD as it took me a really long time to come out of my funk, and to stop crying, and to start talking to my friends and family again.

DH is more the "stoic" type just like OP's DH and thank GOD he is because the last thing we both needed at that time was both of us falling apart.  Someone needed to "get a grip", and it sure as hell wasn't me!

And her DH's reaction that if he left he wouldn't come back is all BS. Of course he's going to come back! Unless he is just using this situation as an excuse to get out of the marriage.  Which means he's having an affair.  But outside of that, his reaction while inappropriate was not abnormal.  OP cries, he recoils.  Don't for one minute think he isn't also reeling and scared.

They need counseling. Hopefully they both have family that they can lean on to get support and advice.   [/quote]

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