tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732986029734064376.post4946672738687379595..comments2013-06-12T17:33:00.139-04:00Comments on My son's a 'retard'!*: You're not awesome, and you don't suck. Kathleen Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490775018332263049noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732986029734064376.post-72101120528708303632012-09-01T17:30:12.581-04:002012-09-01T17:30:12.581-04:00Thanks so much for your comment Jamie!! And your w...Thanks so much for your comment Jamie!! And your words are exactly why Ted's meant so much to me - we AREN'T amazing! One of my friend's "ordinary people living under extraordinary circumstances".... and even that felt strange...'extraordinary'? We're all just trying to get through EVERY day...sometimes we barely survive them, sometimes we might..even...have...GASP...FUN????? Kathleen Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490775018332263049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732986029734064376.post-15167091592082443222012-09-01T16:04:26.885-04:002012-09-01T16:04:26.885-04:00I often cringe and find no words to say when my fr...I often cringe and find no words to say when my friends tell me what an amazing strong mom I am and that I am such a great person for being able to do what I do. I want to look at them and ask if their heads have been checked recently for a screw loose. My house is a wreck, my child is a mad man, I am lucky if I make it out of PJ's on the weekend, and if I get a home cooked in meal in at least 2 times in a week! <br />I do not like to be placed on a pedestal it puts undue pressure on me and if I fail then I look like an idiot and no one will be there to pick me up because everyone says I was such an amazing person and apparently amazing people are not suppose to fail in their eyes.<br />I felt, reading your blog, that we shared a lot of the same feelings and thoughts. When I first started reading about what FX my heart sank and I felt a sense of anger with it being classified as retardation. My child is not retarded he is the smartest young man. I hate that word I hate hate hate the R word!<br />I hope your life is starting to return to normal now that school is back in the swing of things and you can have so much needed "me" timeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04108196524753447910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732986029734064376.post-78590383743153352802012-09-01T10:19:06.973-04:002012-09-01T10:19:06.973-04:00Megan, it's totally bizaahhh how much we have ...Megan, it's totally bizaahhh how much we have in common! Neat? Swell? LOL. SO HAPPY I met you too! It's what this crazy little FX world is all about!!! xoxoxoxoKathleen Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490775018332263049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732986029734064376.post-72393516524416181832012-09-01T10:17:46.277-04:002012-09-01T10:17:46.277-04:00Yep, just keeping them alive every day is a succes...Yep, just keeping them alive every day is a success, Bonnie!Kathleen Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490775018332263049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732986029734064376.post-88543685651477331972012-09-01T10:17:18.164-04:002012-09-01T10:17:18.164-04:00You're the best Cindi!! Love you!!You're the best Cindi!! Love you!!Kathleen Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490775018332263049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732986029734064376.post-84922326976121170512012-08-30T14:04:02.557-04:002012-08-30T14:04:02.557-04:00Wow, I didn't know you were such a good writer...Wow, I didn't know you were such a good writer AND you remind me of .........ME! I feel writing is one of my strongest skills in this life and what you wrote above seems like you secretly drugged me, I said all of these things about how I feel and then you wrote them down and put them in your blog! WTF???? I am so glad I got to meet you at the Conference. I too, shut down on day 3, maybe 2. I wanted to get the hell out! I didn't enjoy the banquet and dancing even and I was looking so forward to that! I was emotionally spent and physically exhausted. Thank god we went to the Keys for 2 nights before returning to reality. Anyway, my point here is you are funny, like me, great personality, like me, can write, again like me.......and maybe you're a true redhead too?? I sure am......;) I feel so lucky to have met you in Florida. Without FX friends who actually get what you are feeling because they live it too, I'd be broken. My husband just text me and said, "did you read Kathleen's blog on FB? It's good.." and as he sends me that I was typing to you this message......craaaazy. He knows everything you say above hits home from the R word to the awesome crap. We despise being told we are awesome and amazing parents because we feel we don't live up to those words we just do what we can and it's never enough in our minds. So with all that being said........I ......think..... you're.... neat. Do you like that word? What about swell? hahaha anyway, one more thing. We have/had the same line of work too. Social Work......this just is creepy now isn't it lol? Thanks for this and hope to talk to you soon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11521456443469800204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732986029734064376.post-9247146406555720012012-08-30T12:43:40.289-04:002012-08-30T12:43:40.289-04:00Very well said - I always feel like crap when peop...Very well said - I always feel like crap when people tell me I'm amazing, because you're right, it's a lie - most days I'm just getting by, and success is when everyone survives - nothing amazing is happening.Bonnie@TheFragileXFileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949930490509336767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732986029734064376.post-70417893765663899582012-08-30T11:42:30.643-04:002012-08-30T11:42:30.643-04:00Ok, here I am, all ready for the day (make up incl...Ok, here I am, all ready for the day (make up included which is NOT normal) and I have to tear up and ball? The fact is that we all know you are awesome already...it's just a matter of YOU figuring it out. Oh, and purple is my favorite color......:)Mrs. Rogers Neighborhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09030739482496784093noreply@blogger.com