Re: Please Everybody Read !

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No offense taken, Michele, as one of the " oldtimers " I certainly empathize with

you as my heart breaks for these kids on a daily basis//

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Hi Michele with the one " l " ;-),

God bless you. Believe me, I know and TOTALLY understand where you

were coming from! You're someone I've always admired on this list

(I've been here for four years) and I knew you must have been hurting

terribly. I'm so glad that there were many list members who were able

to support you and help you through it.

Your posts did make me reflect, though -- about how sometimes a

" success story " can have the opposite effect than we intended, and

that, while we can, and should, share them, we should also try to be

sensitive to those parents who might not be having as much success, or

whose kids are taking longer, who started older, etc. (mine started at

4). I hope everyone will know that we really are here to offer

support and kindness and get each other through the lows while we

celebrate the highs, in addition to offering information.

Incidentally -- thank you SO MUCH to those of you who also offered me

comfort off-list. Your compassion to both me and to Michele in your

messages are a testament to the quality of parents in this group.

HuGs all around!!!

Donna

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> I just want to say Thank you to all who have supported me in their

> comforting way. It has really helped me cope better with my emotions.

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> I had some unnecessary outbursts lately, that was taken much too

far. I

> can't say I'm Sorry for how I feel - because feelings are real and

must be dealt

> with, which is what I am focusing on.

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> I do owe an apology to you, Donna! I took issues out on you,

upsetted the

> board, and forgot other important factors as well. Dr. Goldberg has

helped me

> tremendously and my gratitude to him is beyond written expressions.

So I also

> owe him an apology for being a bit of an ingrate. As per your post

Donna you

> have EVERY RIGHT to share your joys of the progresses of your son

and I had

> no right interfering there. I know I wasn't making the right choice

there.

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> To those of you who were lost by my outbursts please know it came

out of

> frustration of reading posts from New Comers with success unknown to

me in that

> duration of time.

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> Michele Cerruto.

> Greenville, SC

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[Guest guest]

Michele,

Thanks for your post today.

I kind of think of this group as the ³ family², and sometimes I think

that¹s why sometimes some of us ³let it all hang out² here like nowhere

else... where else can we express ourselves regarding these situations? We

have nowhere else to go to help our kids in this ³² way right now, so we

are all here so we can help them as best we can.

Carry on!

Caroline

[Guest guest]

Thats so true Caroline.

And kudos to you Donna for being gracious. Lots of people would not

have been.

Hang in there Michele...when God closes a door he always opens a

window.

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> Michele,

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> Thanks for your post today.

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> I kind of think of this group as the ³ family², and sometimes

I think

> that¹s why sometimes some of us ³let it all hang out² here like

nowhere

> else... where else can we express ourselves regarding these

situations? We

> have nowhere else to go to help our kids in this ³² way right

now, so we

> are all here so we can help them as best we can.

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> Carry on!

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> Caroline

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