God doesn’t think I am special

A comment we get a lot is “God only gives special kids to special parents”. I know they mean well by this statement, but my gut instinct is always to respond with “how does it feel to know God doesn’t think you are special?”

I am not a special parent and Brantley wasn’t some reward because I am extra in any sense. I am just an ordinary parent who loves my son.

The people making these comments believe they couldn’t do what I do, but they could and they would if they were put in my shoes. Parenting is loving and taking care of your kids regardless of their level of need.

I am not special for loving my son. After all; isn’t the easiest part of parenting loving your child? It is that love that drives us as parents to care for our children.

While parenting children with disabilities looks different, we are still just parents, loving and caring for our kids the same way all parents do. We are not special, we just adapted to fit the many needs of our kids.