tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141608453886932535.post3594156316026395570..comments2023-11-05T05:47:13.439-06:00Comments on Hepworth, Party of Seven...: {DS Tidbit}khepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10295032181940753744noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141608453886932535.post-24527197974105011752012-10-17T11:51:28.093-05:002012-10-17T11:51:28.093-05:00I deleted my previous comment because yet again, i...I deleted my previous comment because yet again, it was way too long. Lol! What I meant to say is that you will know what to do. You are the momma and you know best for Finn. Finn is going to have some good friends and a fortress of people surrounding him to keep the bad folks out. And you'll be the boss of who stays in the fortress and who goes. Tell anyone outside of the fortress to jump in the lake! Lol. You'll find out who your real friends are and you'll be happier for it. I don't mean to say it will all be roses, because it won't. But I promise it is worth it. It is totally and completely worth it. Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16405690046305087973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141608453886932535.post-40224087646342026542012-10-17T11:09:22.892-05:002012-10-17T11:09:22.892-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16405690046305087973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141608453886932535.post-43081574735803554592012-10-15T10:44:02.311-05:002012-10-15T10:44:02.311-05:00Alicia, I totally agree with you 100%. Having a k...Alicia, I totally agree with you 100%. Having a kid with a disability isn't the hard part, dealing with the insensitivity of others, I would say is harder. Finn is still just a baby and cute, and I know as he gets older, I will be dealing with this issue alot more...<br />khepworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10295032181940753744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141608453886932535.post-40580665784081496962012-10-15T10:19:05.167-05:002012-10-15T10:19:05.167-05:00That is so beautifully written. You are such a go...That is so beautifully written. You are such a good writer, you should write for a magazine, seriously. I think the hardest part of having a loved one with disabilities isn't necessarily the loved one themselves (although this is a generalization and every situation is so unique) but sometimes other people's insensitivity and cluelessness about the whole situation. Sometimes when I tell folks about my brother their eyes just glaze over. Or they offer the stupidest advice that 1) we've been there, done that, tried that or 2) doesn't apply, which the person would know if he/she had even ever met my brother. Or they say things to me I can't even repeat because they are so ignorant and insensitive. This was especially true when I was dating. If things ever got serious, I would tell my boyfriend about my brother. I kid you not, I dumped two guys just based on their reaction to the news of my brother. (Another blessing in disguise as a sister of one with special needs). I am certain that their negative reaction was a red flag that would translate into other areas of married life. Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16405690046305087973noreply@blogger.com