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I’ve gotten in the habit of reading Motherlode, a New York Times Magazine blog that frequently features stories about parenting children with disabilities. This week they included a piece written by a mother who’s daughter has been diagnosed with a hearing impairment. You can read that post here.
I would like to say that I read that post and felt nothing but compassion and hope for that mother. That would be a lie. After I finished reading it, words like ‘self-indulgent,’ ‘whiny,’ and ‘pitiful’ were what I thought about that mother, and I unfortunately lingered over those thoughts.
The reason? I was comparing my son and his disabilities with her daughter’s experiences thus far. And that comparison did me no good at all. (more…)
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The Works of God 
Fight Temptation to Compare
Posted in commentary, tagged motherlode, new york times on September 29, 2009| 1 Comment »
I’ve gotten in the habit of reading Motherlode, a New York Times Magazine blog that frequently features stories about parenting children with disabilities. This week they included a piece written by a mother who’s daughter has been diagnosed with a hearing impairment. You can read that post here.
I would like to say that I read that post and felt nothing but compassion and hope for that mother. That would be a lie. After I finished reading it, words like ‘self-indulgent,’ ‘whiny,’ and ‘pitiful’ were what I thought about that mother, and I unfortunately lingered over those thoughts.
The reason? I was comparing my son and his disabilities with her daughter’s experiences thus far. And that comparison did me no good at all. (more…)
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