Never Stop, Keep Moving Forward
“Never Stop, Keep Moving Forward”. When I gave that speech to my older kids, you could see the determination in their face. “You can do it”, I said it over and over, and I meant every word. When I gave that speech to my special girl today, I was also assuring myself that we would succeed together in this journey. I’m not sure she completely understands, or maybe she understands more than I think she does. She never fails to surprise me. This kid has taught me much in her short 18+ years; patience, unconditional love, and to celebrate the little things. She wants so much to be like her peers and frankly so does her mama. You may think I’m cruel for saying such a thing but the reality of it is, you never know how strong you are or you have to be until you face a challenge. It’s true all the articles you read about mourning the child you expected you would have. I have to learn to let go of that and know that I am a very fortunate mommy. I’ve spent 18 almost 19 years teaching her right from wrong, how to dress, how to cook, clean, answer a phone, etc. All things that you take for granted when you have a “normal” child. I’ve never treated her different from her siblings and I believe she’s a better person for it. She tried her hand at college? Why? You may ask. Because she wanted to and I’ve never told my kids they were incapable of doing anything. I’ve always reassured them, from the oldest to the youngest, “if you want it bad enough, you can do!” Have they failed? You bet! “Now pick yourself up, never stop, and keep moving forward!” I believe in my kids, I believe in her, and she will succeed at whatever she chooses to do. We received her final grade today from her college class. Was it an A? No…BUT she didn’t fail! She didn’t get a an F. She passed! Maybe not in your eyes but in this mama’s eyes she reached for the stars and she succeeded! I cried, I cried a lot, but I assure you they were happy tears. She’s taught me to celebrate the little things. We will never stop, we will keep moving forward, and we will succeed.
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Julie
5/11/2015 04:11:27 pm
You are an amazing Mom and I am honored to call you a friend!
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