Lybbert Family: Mom Raising 3 Autistic Children

Friday, May 8, 2009

Mom Raising 3 Autistic Children

I encourage all of you to check out the link under "my favorite Links" about a mother raising 5 children, 3 of which have autism. It is a good read and quite entertaining not to mention inspiring. The mother is my sister in law Linda's older sister. Create a link on your blogs as well and lets get her story told. Thanks Briett

1 comment:

regina said...: briett,

seeing this post on your blog seriously brought tears to my eyes. i have been struggling so much and to know that it is read and that you said this in kindness means more to me at this moment than you will know.
thank you you for giving me a umph when you did not even mean to.

regina.; May 10, 2009 at 7:44 PM

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Exactly!!!

I was out walking with my 4 year old daughter. She picked up something off the ground and started to put it in her mouth. I took the item away from her and I asked her not to do that. 'Why?' my daughter asked. 'Because it's been on the ground, you don't know where it's been, it's dirty, and probably has germs' I replied. At this point, my daughter looked at me with total admiration and asked, 'Momma, how do you know all this stuff, you are so smart.' I was thinking quickly. 'All moms know this stuff. It's on the Mom Test. You have to know it, or they don't let you be a Mom.' We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information. 'OH.....I get it!' she beamed, 'So if you don't pass the test you have to be the dad. ?''Exactly' I replied back with a big smile on my face.