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You've seen me before
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As I was reading this poem, I said to myself, this is about me....
My son acts out to!!...At home, outside, and in school....It's hard because you have to
repeat yourself, stay still, stop jumping, don't do that, put that away, don't do that, what did I say, and the list goes
on...
Now, when it comes to school, I'm always asking his teachers how is he doing, was
he behaving, was there any problem, did he do his work, was he aggressive....
When the phone rings and it's the school calling, my heart skips a beat...I say to myself:
oh know, what did my son do today, is he okay, what did he get into now....
It dose get frustrating, but you can't give up!! We as parents have to fight for
our children to make sure that they are treated equally as other children who don't have disabilities..........
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" You've seen me before. "
By
Michelle Flood (Mom to Austin, 6 )
I'm the mom dragging her kid
out of the car in the school parking lot while he holds on to the interior for dear life.
I'm the mom walking her kid into
school wearing no shoes or coat when it's 12 degrees outside.
I'm the mom who issues a sigh instead of a gasp when caller
ID shows it's the school calling.
Again.
I'm the mom whose cell phone number is on the school's speed dial.
I'm the
mom who has strangers tell her she has the most charming son while caregivers tell her he's exhausting and suggest I look
elsewhere for care.
I'm the mom who knows to hold onto the stair railing so she doesn't get pushed down the stairs in her
child's rage.
I'm the mom who has put her kid in his room then sat outside crying while he emptied his closet and threw
hangers at the door, chipping off the paint.
I'm the mom who had a lock on her kid's bedroom door to keep him in his room
at night when he was young.
I'm the mom who knows the best way to carry a 50 lb kid in a manner where she can't get kicked,
hit or bit.
I'm the mom who can turn her back for 2 seconds and lose her kid in a hotel, on a cruise ship, at the park,
or anywhere that child abductors might be lurking.
I'm the mom who will let her 6 year old go into the men's bathroom at
McDonalds alone rather than suffer a meltdown of epic proportions.
I'm the mom who people shake their heads at and say,
"That kid wouldn't be doing that if he were my son", or "that kid just needs a swift kick in the pants".
On the other hand,
I'm the mom who gets bear hugs and "I love you" with no prompting and right out of the blue.
I'm the mom who gets asked
at bedtime, "Will you share some special time with me tonight?"
I'm the mom who has a little boy hugging and kissing her
with total abandon - in front of his friends.
I'm the mom who smiles proudly as her son charms the waitress, the mailman
and the pizza delivery kid.
I'm the mom who gets to celebrate even the tiniest accomplishments of her son because each
one means so much.
I'm the mom who has a son who can make her double over laughing because he has such a great sense of
humor.
And I'm the mom who can love her son through good and bad unconditionally.
I'm the mom with an ADHD son.
I emailed the poem to my mommy darling since I knew she’d “get it” and I like to send
out poems like this one on email to “boost” ADHD awareness… and my mommy darling replied with this and reduced
me to a blubbering lump in the process!!
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