A Peek Inside a Mother’s Day
We all know that being a mother is a tough job that requires all your mental, physical, and emotional strength. We need to remember that mom’s need to share what they are experiencing, and they need encouragement and a hug occasionally. Let me give you a peek into a mom’s life when everything did not go according to plan.
My daughter has an 18-year-old stepson, a 17-year-old stepdaughter, and a three-year-old son with autism. One day last week, she was fighting the perfect storm when everything goes wrong at once. I received several calls that day that revealed the following.
· The three-year-old’s ear had swelled up, and they thought it might be an allergy to peanut butter which is the only thing he likes to eat besides yogurt.
· The 18-year-old received a concussion on Friday and hid it from his coach and parents because he wanted to hang out with his girlfriend on Sunday. The crazy began to percolate in my daughter, and reached the boiling point when her husband said the trainer said it wasn’t a big deal, so they shouldn’t worry. She called asking me what the protocol at my school for concussions was, and after hearing how it should have been handled, she made a doctor’s appointment Monday morning. She also wanted advice on how to deal with the stepson’s repeated deception.
