Comments on: failures and faith

By: Alie

Alie — Fri, 31 May 2013 21:49:23 +0000

Mindee, thank you so much for sharing exactly what I needed to hear.

By: Mindee

Mindee — Thu, 30 May 2013 22:52:02 +0000

Alie,

Just catching up on your blog as I have fallen behind since I moved. Some words of (hopefully) comfort – I was a very late talker, as well. I don’t have exact ages, but I know that my mom has told me that while I was an early mover, it took me a long time to catch up to other kids my age in the verbal realm. And even once I got the full sentences and communication thing down, it took me two years of speech therapy in school (2nd and 3rd grade) just to get those darn “r” sounds right. The good news is, I like to fancy myself as being a great speaker now, have a very high vocabulary, and have a degree in English. So don’t lose hope! Any woman would be crazy not to look up to you and your parenting. And any woman would also be crazy not to be concerned about her child if he was a little delayed in any form of development. If I can be half the mom that you are to my future children – I will feel like I have succeeded. Jack is a lucky little boy.

XO Mindee

By: Nita

Nita — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 03:04:30 +0000

Alie, in the ward that I moved from, there were 3 families whose children had had speech delays and gone through speech therapy. One is still in the process, I think, and the two others’ children are older now, have caught up and are doing great. Let me know if you’d like me to put you in touch with them for some extra info and moral support! :)

By: jess taylor

jess taylor — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:47:03 +0000

Alie don’t feel like a failure for one second! You are an amazing mother and I look up to you in so many ways. Jack is beyond lucky to have you to teach and guide him. Every child has their difficulties – for heavens sake, Maddie walked at 16 months and I had doctors telling me she was below average and behind, telling me she needed physical therapy so she could keep up and not get even further behind. And she’s just fine now – just how Jack will be. Don’t stress too much, you are doing awesome!

By: kelly jo

kelly jo — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 05:11:24 +0000

i think you are a wonderful mom. i think you are an amazing girl. i think jack is the sweetest boy. i think this probably seems so hard, but i also think everything will be ok. hang in there, you are doing great. love you xxo

By: Jessica Pierce

Jessica Pierce — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:19:45 +0000

Hang in there, Ali! You are doing a wonderful job as a mother! There are many, many kids that take time to absorb and get information down pat before they let on that they’re right there with, or even ahead of, their age group. Michael didn’t talk until he was 4. He grunted, he did what the doctors labeled as a ‘gloatal attack,’ but that was his communication for four years. Once he turned four, he started speaking sentences and showed everybody he really was absorbing everything that was said to/around him, he just wasn’t sure of his speaking skills until then. Every kid has their own time table. More doctors need to acknowledge this instead of telling the parents they need to do more.

By: Mom

Mom — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 23:55:33 +0000

Think about this from another vantage point. Has it crossed your mind that God sends the special kids that need extra care to the best moms? Don’t underestimate your importance!

By: Mom

Mom — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 23:55:33 +0000

Think about this from another vantage point. Has it crossed your mind that God sends the special kids that need extra care to the best moms? Don’t underestimate your importance!