by Just2Moms~Giving birth to a child with special needs is not what every family initially plans for at the on set when planning a family. Just like many other unexpected moments in life, things just sometimes happen. Emily Pearl Kingsley wrote a wonderful story called Welcome to Holland which describes the experience if raising a special needs child like getting on a plane and thinking you are heading to Italy but instead the plane lands in Holland.
Of course at the onset, your disappointed when you find you’ve landed in Holland, but once in Holland you realize that Holland is a beautiful place and that you have learned so many wonderful things that you hadn’t planned on.
In today’s video blog, Christy Carlson & Debbie Schmidt of Just2Moms share their wonderful surprises and experiences of being special needs Moms. Unexpected, not planned for, but wonderful. Please share your stories of being a special needs parent and all the wonderful experiences you have had.
Here is the link to the poem “Welcome to Holland” c1987 by Emily Perl Kingsley.
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/mhcarer/docs/articleholland.pdf