My Twirly Girly - You don't know her!!

The winter program was this week.   I was literally debating if Sarah should go or not.   I was running the program, so she had to be here.  She came in running and yelling at me that she came to perform.  I was very skeptical at that point.   Another teacher that had her lined-up let me know she had a whole mouth full of  Hot Tamales!!   Candy....sugar and Sarah are a No No!!  She managed to get through the program, but I was literally holding my breath during her performance.   It really all went down hill from there.   Luckily, I had some 6th grade girls, Kyle, and the VP.   It a nutshell I ran over Sarah's foot with my knee scooter and she basically went into complete meltdown.   Her story changed through out the night that I ran over her foot three times and I did it on purpose.  

As I went into a meeting to fight for any help for Sarah in the public school system, I was hopeful.   There were some good outcomes, but please don't act like you know my daughter.   Please don't compare my daughter to kids that do not have issues.   Sarah is unique and different.  I believe she is gift from God and she is special, but she is not like other kids.    She seems normal at times.   Please don't act like you know my daughter and that you understand mental illness.   Clearly, I give you grace because you don't.   You don't deal with her when she is at her worse...no she is NOT at her worse at school.   Her quality of life is not like other kids.  Our quality at life is not like yours.  She can not go do activities at night or she doesn't have friends to hang out with.  We can not go to activities at night.   Please don't act like you know my daughter.   I will continue to fight for her.   My daughter is the most important, but I will show you grace because you don't understand her or mental illness.

I blog so it may help someone else struggling with the same issues.   I blog because I need others to know that my daughter is important in this world even if she isn't like other kids her age. I always say the struggle is real, but it is worth it. I'm thankful for those that life up our family in prayer and support us in our journey.

I John 4:4  "You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world."