I am still trying to mentally recover from this past weekend. I am just beyond upset over the situation with Addie and the car (click here if you need a refresher on the story) and all of my "free" time has been spent...researching - yet again - options...to help her.
Oh...and we bought yet another new car seat.
Do I think it will help?
Nope, but I have to try everything...her comfort and our sanity is very important.
In the midst of my research for our situation and research for friends, I ran across an interesting statement.
People get real touchy when I say negative things, so instead of doing a screen print and showing you the website where I extracted this information, I decided to cut and paste the information in an effort to remove any identifiable features.
I will say that the website is a local church and I just so happened upon the information while researching something for a friend.
Oh...and don't get me wrong. I'm not bashing the church or the program below - it is WONDERFUL, I'm just focused on the info in blue.
For all you parents of special needs children, I hope you enjoy the information below as much as I did and I would love to know where the data for this statistic came from:
The ( ) Ministry is a community outreach for families of children with disabilities. The first Friday night of each month ( ) provides trained care for children with disabilities as well as their siblings. This allows parents an often much needed evening out.
Studies have shown that 85-90% of marriages end with divorce when the family includes a child with a disability. The task of caring for a child with a disability or terminal illness can cause extreme strain on a marriage.
People get real touchy when I say negative things, so instead of doing a screen print and showing you the website where I extracted this information, I decided to cut and paste the information in an effort to remove any identifiable features.
I will say that the website is a local church and I just so happened upon the information while researching something for a friend.
Oh...and don't get me wrong. I'm not bashing the church or the program below - it is WONDERFUL, I'm just focused on the info in blue.
For all you parents of special needs children, I hope you enjoy the information below as much as I did and I would love to know where the data for this statistic came from:
The ( ) Ministry is a community outreach for families of children with disabilities. The first Friday night of each month ( ) provides trained care for children with disabilities as well as their siblings. This allows parents an often much needed evening out.
Studies have shown that 85-90% of marriages end with divorce when the family includes a child with a disability. The task of caring for a child with a disability or terminal illness can cause extreme strain on a marriage.
Seriously?
Who the heck can afford a divorce or alimony or child support when they have a special needs child, much less two separate mortgages?
Sheesh...just send one spouse to live in the basement - it's called cohabitation.
That, my dear friends, is a "win-win" situation.
