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You Know What You're Doing:
Don't you? If not, you know how to make it look like you do. A little confidence goes a long way, and you can always fake it 'till you make it. The more you do, the more you realize that even the so-called "experts" are mostly just guessing and making it look good. Why shouldn't your guess be as good as theirs?

When it comes to parenting children with special needs, there are no hard-and-fast correct answers and smart moves, and trial and error is a perfetly acceptable method for finding solutions that work. The only thing worse than making a mistake is not making an effort.

So even though you're doing the wrong thing, you're doing the right thing. Se? You did know what you were doing after all.
Terri Mauro
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Once again - timely. I'm constanly beating myself up for not doing or seeing something earlier. And our group was just talking about every time you learn the rules they change the game. It can be SO frustrating. And what's crazy is that it seems to get harder as we go. You'd think you would have conquered some things that it would go easier. Quite the opposite. If only I knew then what I know now. It's just so frustrating and so easy to be bitter. I can see how the people I met at the first meeting at school - the people who had teenagers- got to be the way they were. I remember B and I left thinking what's wrong with them - why are they so nasty? Years of struggle. I can see how it takes a toll. I'm so glad to have friends that keep me up.