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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As the mom of a child w/ a now-repaired cleft lip and cleft palate, your post moved me to tears.  I couldn't have said it better myself.  I totally agree with it.  Parents, it really is true:  "If you ever find yourself in that position of discovering that your child is not going to be who you thought: relax. It's not going to be that bad. You are strong enough, you are amazing enough, you will do just fine. There's no need to panic. Remember that people with disabilities are people. They love, they laugh, they play, they communicate, they live. If you can get over yourself, you will do just fine."
 
Another really thoughful thing about this same topic is: "Welcome to Holland"
ut if you spend your life mourning the fact that you didn’t get to Italy, you may never be free to enjoy the very special, the very lovely things about Holland.
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How nice for you. Your child has something that is cosmetic and can be fixed. Other things can't- severe autism, Down's, microcephaly, genetic defects that lead to early death, cystic fibrosis are permanent and they're hell.

"Welcome to Holland" is such a BS essay. It's not jus different. It's difficult. It's not just accepting the differences that is difficult. It's raising some of these kids that is difficult.

These are probably more realistic:

http://www.specialeducationpta.org/hollandschmolland.html

http://www.caffeinatedautismmom.com/2011/04/welcome-to-holland-or-is-it-beirut.html [/quote]

I totally agree!  A cleft palate?  Give me a freakin break!  A child whose only issue is a repaired cleft lip/palate  is not a special needs child.  I'd like to know how that repaired cleft lip/palate prevented her child from becoming who she thought he'd be.  Maybe the scar tissue prevents him from blowing his own horn....and the Holland thing.  I have that fucking essay.  It's more like going to the gulag when you were supposed to be in Italy.  [/quote]

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