tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502307737528869885.post1141759219386761476..comments2023-10-18T04:53:53.843-07:00Comments on Finnian's Journey: StrugglingLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07604477175816651214noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502307737528869885.post-17928211432258360722010-05-11T15:50:09.404-07:002010-05-11T15:50:09.404-07:00Thank you for the wonderful post. It's a wond...Thank you for the wonderful post. It's a wonderful reminder for me as my baby gets older.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06474584473012742915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502307737528869885.post-45393883618859114602010-04-26T20:52:59.708-07:002010-04-26T20:52:59.708-07:00Great commentary! I think this is something we al...Great commentary! I think this is something we all need to reflect on! Thanks for being out there and honest!!!Jeanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12378780987070152860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502307737528869885.post-37544935676512654842010-04-26T10:37:01.996-07:002010-04-26T10:37:01.996-07:00Awesome deep thought Lisa! And so true! The strug...Awesome deep thought Lisa! And so true! The struggle is all mine and not The Boys' at all. I hope that I can stop struggling [preferrably some day soon] and I hope that they never start.MaggieMaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654700714372802174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502307737528869885.post-56544319644964286482010-04-16T00:02:20.740-07:002010-04-16T00:02:20.740-07:00Soooo true. I needed to hear that. It really is me...Soooo true. I needed to hear that. It really is me who struggles, I need to just get over it! :)<br />Thank you! Love to read your honesty!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105218943497910058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502307737528869885.post-75616893793598382942010-04-13T19:38:24.675-07:002010-04-13T19:38:24.675-07:00Thank you for this post. I just found your blog, ...Thank you for this post. I just found your blog, my daughter Emily has DS and is 10 months old and what you wrote here is so helpful for me...she has been working so hard at crawling or getting somewhere is someway whether it be combat crawling or rolling and her preferred method which is backwards crawling! But you are right, if I think about her face while she is working so hard, she is smiling and is in no way "struggling"! I am your newest follower!<br /><br />Kelli @ http://livinglifewithes.blogspot.comRunningmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15248750625897632738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502307737528869885.post-17874742064218314282010-04-12T22:51:40.812-07:002010-04-12T22:51:40.812-07:00Yup, you got it. Finn doesn't look like he...Yup, you got it. Finn doesn't look like he's struggling or suffering in any way. And, yes, those milestones on IFSPs are arbitrary. He'll get to it when he's ready and not because he's "supposed" to. Great revelation... bummer about the vomiting, though...Monica Crumleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292679754594755040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502307737528869885.post-46094107725994456192010-04-12T14:56:48.306-07:002010-04-12T14:56:48.306-07:00I remember coming to that same realization when my...I remember coming to that same realization when my daughter was young and feeling like it was ME who had reached a milestone! Congratulations!Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802459265546733391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502307737528869885.post-43027147502990653292010-04-12T12:15:49.188-07:002010-04-12T12:15:49.188-07:00I really needed this post! I am struggling...not M...I really needed this post! I am struggling...not Maddie...she is so happy and proud of herself! it is me that is struggling that she is not doing what I think she should be doing! because i tend to compare her to others...instead of just letting her be...this was a great one...thanks ... smilesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06551567304485458524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502307737528869885.post-64414782465515090672010-04-12T11:47:07.274-07:002010-04-12T11:47:07.274-07:00Lisa, I think that this worrying applies to all ki...Lisa, I think that this worrying applies to all kids, not just Finn. My twins, as you know, happen not to have been born with an extra chromosome, but there are some things that they are officially behind in. Like speech- not enough words...we take them to therapy now and well, the rest is up to them. They do not know, they try and of course get frustrated when I do not know exactly what they want, but they will start speaking in their own time..just maybe slower than some kiddos...the main thing is that Finn is happy, as you say, and he does not know about timelines! It's always the parents, I tell ya...Esther and Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04596248430419281945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502307737528869885.post-66731637788257815822010-04-12T05:46:36.091-07:002010-04-12T05:46:36.091-07:00Great post, Lisa! I've been thinking about thi...Great post, Lisa! I've been thinking about this too and came to the conclusion that our kids were made for this - God designed them with adversity in mind and He has given them the strength, power, and perseverance to get through what the rest of us would see as struggles. I wish I had that much hard work and motivation deep within myself some days!M.Hiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11241956439079629519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502307737528869885.post-82256410034107145572010-04-11T22:30:17.107-07:002010-04-11T22:30:17.107-07:00So true - it is not our beautiful children, in all...So true - it is not our beautiful children, in all their love and innocence, who 'suffer' anything at all! Instead it is us, as parents and society, that impose some kind of 'checklist' on our children (and everyone in fact), and then expect everyone to measure up.<br />It is our realities, not theirs, that bring about the concept of 'lacking' or 'less than'.<br />Finn is just absolutely beautiful, precious and perfect - as he is.<br />Thank you for a thought-provoking post!!Loren Stowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02029794638872184342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502307737528869885.post-7536903929158624652010-04-11T21:32:43.850-07:002010-04-11T21:32:43.850-07:00Awesome post Lisa...thank you for the reminder. I ...Awesome post Lisa...thank you for the reminder. I would even go so far as to say our kiddos enjoy the challenge sometimes and boy are they proud of themselves when they do accomplish something new...priceless! Again, I can learn so much from Joaquin and his friends...so so much!The Sanchez Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193773268823617205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502307737528869885.post-66345016541086016912010-04-11T21:29:32.733-07:002010-04-11T21:29:32.733-07:00I love this post, Lisa. Truly. I totally agree... ...I love this post, Lisa. Truly. I totally agree... our little ones don't struggle to achieve what they have achieved. Some take longer to get there. Some might even work a little harder to get there. But it's not a struggle. And, so sorry Finn puked on you. Bleh.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749431284192436424noreply@blogger.com