This site has been a place of comfort, sharing , learning and connecting. All things that I feel describe me as a person.
My goal when I started KNOWDifferent was to create a safe place for caregivers, parents and all that live with a special needs individual. I wanted to be able to offer resources and to share some personal stories to create a feeling of inclusivity. I think the site succeeded in most of that.
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Happy May!
The days have a little more light, which is always a good thing for me. April seems to have come and gone in the blink of an eye. Time has a way of continuing to move faster and faster. Trying to find ways to savor the moments, feel the sunshine and breathe through all we handle in a day – that is my suggestion this month.
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It has been over 2 years since life was “normal”- whatever that means. Life with a special needs child doesn’t usually include that word.
COVID brought so much change into our lives. I am now coming to realize it wasn’t all bad. There were good lessons and moments in this time and it is time to get back to sharing.
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Dear KNOWDifferent Families,
Re Entry is a thing and it is hard.
No matter what it is.
It could be going back to school, work, maybe social gatherings.
Re entry could be relearning and getting acquainted with things that you were missing in your life the last 18 months.
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Summer is here and I am finding joy in having said NO to Summer School. After 15 months sitting alongside Marky, in front of a computer, for all of his classes – we both NEEDED this break. There was nothing that 4 weeks of Summer School could offer that he would benefit from. The lack of a schedule and ability to have no school schedule is exactly what we both needed. I know we are not alone in what we had to do, or what we chose to do, BUT, I also know that our lives were significantly impacted and it will take some time to get back to our new normal.
Dear KNOWDifferent Families,
June is here , Summer is closer, our community is moving to our new normal, with many things reopening. How is this all impacting you? I hope it is smooth and moving in a direction that feels good for you and your loved ones.
Happy May! The sunshine has made my days a little brighter. Mother’s Day is approaching and I am here to remind you of that every day, YOU are amazing & every day YOU deserve to hear that , here is a list of a few things I know we ALL do & we tend to not even realize :
Happy April,
A year ago we were in unknown territory, so much was unfamiliar and our lives were changing daily in so many ways. As I began writing this today, something clicked- MAYBE , just MAYBE, one of the reasons I held it together , better than I expected myself to, is because, in the life I live, NOTHING is set, our days change and so much is unknown. Parenting a child with special needs, puts us in the drivers seat, BUT we do not always know the direction. We just keep on driving, bumps and all. Kind of like all that has been thrown at us during this pandemic. I think, this pandemic will figure out how to create a new “normal”, way before many of us get to our destination. No wonder we are such strong peeps!
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Dear KNOWDifferent Families,
So, March is here- again. I looked back at my note last year, on March 1, before the pandemic officially arrived. Now, March is here again and although much doesn’t seem to have changed, there is hope.
Dear KNOWDifferent Families,
Well,it is February, we have snow and I did not get a snow day. Yep, you read that correctly, I basically feel like a student all over again and I was robbed of a snow day. It is amazing how hard working from home on a computer is every day.
I find myself becoming a little more frazzled each week. Marky can sense it too, so I find grace and tell him we can take a break. We have to make it work, the way that works for us.
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