I think a lot about the problems my kids have or will have or will never have but I worry about it anyway. I stress over my oldest having ADHD (the real kind, not the bad kid kind) and the effects of it in his academic life and his future career and relationships. I stress over the youngest being easily set into tears, will he be bullied, will he learn to control his emotions? These are trivial things when I think about the parents whose children I serve everyday at work. I am a speech language pathologist and work with special ed preschoolers. Some of my students can't speak, can't hear, can't laugh, can't have relationships. Their lives are filled with CAN'T. It breaks my heart. But, it puts my problems into perspective really fast. Who cares if E cries? He's in touch with his emotions..... Who cares if J can't do a report without assistance...so he won't be a journalist. Someone always has it worse that I do or you do. We have to be glad and accept what we have and make the best of it. After all, we only get one shot at life.
What CAN they do? They can do everything else! My students at school CAN do many other things. Things that are so important that we overlook them. They can fill my heart with love and compassion (I have a tough exterior so you may not know that I actually love my job because of the students).
I want to focus on what my kids and my students CAN do.
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