This little boy right here:
Has a trifecta of therapists.
This is hard for me, not so much for C. Of course that's what the What Therapist is for. She's the one I don't think C and I are going to like much. Her job is to teach me how to pull Cortland out of his world and into ours. (And she said if he won't come out, then we are just going to invite ourselves into his for awhile.)
Everyone has an opinion on this and I think that's why I haven't posted about it before now. I don't want to have my thoughts validated or debated. I just need to stew for a bit.
I know Alan and his mom opine that the therapists are just covering all their bases (asses) and maybe going a little overboard. I hear what Marla is saying when she points out that it's the therapist job to look for even the slightest out of normal range issues and address them - even the smallest little things. And I respect that Alan doesn't think, as he says. "C is that much different than other 2 year olds."
But it's scary when I'm the only one who hears the therapist relate in what way my baby is a titch off center. Hell, I already know because I get to see every. single. day. how he is different from other kids his age.
He is so happy and funny and wonderful in so many ways. Just if only he would let me in to see his secret.
As my mom said, it feels a little like I've unleashed the Furies.
5 comments:
It's scarry. I wish i could be there for you. Can you get an opinion from a different therapist? LOVE his expression. Perfect for your post. Love you. Perfect for him. Love him. Perfect for you.
Hey! Would you quit dorking around and go to a wedding somewhere?!?
the secret word today is mulloggi.
i am going to use that all day. put that down it's got mulloggi all over it. i lost my doggy, mulloggi. i have that mulloggi right on the tip of my tongue but i can't remember the words. The series was so boring i will never understand why the producers thought it needed to be a mulloggi...
And another thing-You know you're one of the most responsible, loving, intelligent, caring and fun mothers out there with an abundance of grace and wisdom. Your only flaw is holding onto 'friends' who are spiteful and have no honor. Sadly they will never recognize or question the damage they can cause someone with such a huge heart.
You're doing GREAT. It's going to be ok. Never fear.
one last thing-pretend this is all one Very Long Post...they look like siblings. How funny they have the same expressions. Makes me smile.
for what ever it is worth--there was a child in my daycare---he was there one day a week--to give his mother a needed break--he was a challange--did not talk much--did not even speak much english other than what he learned in our home--did not always interact with other children wanted to take the tv-sewing machine--tape player--everything--apart--yes, it took much patience--we did our best to care for him--his parents did their best to raise him---guess what ? he was one of your mother's heart specialists when she was so ill--so, just saying--a bit different isn't a bad thing--just a challenge.
love you, Aunt Joyce
Aunt Joyce, Are you kidding??? For what it's worth??? It's WORTH a whole heck of a bunch!!!
How cool is it that you helped raise a heart specialist? I heart specialist, I might add, that was a bit off from the norm. Yu really made me day. Thank you.
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