Well done for trusting your instincts. So much of this mirrors my own experience with my daughter. Since she was even as young as 2, I had a sense that my experience was different. Everything I was being told by other parents and the parenting advice, just didn't quite add up. But I couldn't explain it.
It took me an awful long time to really listen to those instincts. The noise is loud! I’m pleased this resonates with you and your experiences with your daughter. I really hope it might help others earlier in their journey. As we know, so much suffering can occur because of pushing our instincts down over time. Thank you for reading and commenting :-)
This is pure gold. I won’t go into detail here, both out of respect for my child’s privacy but just too much atm to dig up from long ago. Trust your child, call them by their name ❤️ I don’t regret that trust at all.
Thank you for sharing this. It’s such lovely, thoughtful writing. That quiet feeling of something not quite lining up, even when everything looks “fine,” is so real. I love how you stayed with it, even without clear answers. 💛
This started for me in his first month of life. No dramatic moment, just a sense that something wasn't quite matching what I was being told. It took years, but we eventually got a 2e diagnosis. Reading this back was like finally seeing that early feeling named and taken seriously.
Thank you for sharing this. It really resonates with what I was trying to get at in this piece. That early sense can be so difficult to hold onto when there might be nothing concrete to point to and perhaps the given explanations seem reasonable. I’m glad that, looking back, you’ve been able to make sense of that feeling and have it recognised. It’s powerful to have that early perception finally be given a place in the story.
Dear parent, don't look away! Well said, dear Gem! Listen to your gut feeling!
Absolutely. Thank you :-)
Well done for trusting your instincts. So much of this mirrors my own experience with my daughter. Since she was even as young as 2, I had a sense that my experience was different. Everything I was being told by other parents and the parenting advice, just didn't quite add up. But I couldn't explain it.
It took me an awful long time to really listen to those instincts. The noise is loud! I’m pleased this resonates with you and your experiences with your daughter. I really hope it might help others earlier in their journey. As we know, so much suffering can occur because of pushing our instincts down over time. Thank you for reading and commenting :-)
This is pure gold. I won’t go into detail here, both out of respect for my child’s privacy but just too much atm to dig up from long ago. Trust your child, call them by their name ❤️ I don’t regret that trust at all.
Thank you so much. I’m pleased it resonates with you and I hope it will help others too.
Thank you for sharing this. It’s such lovely, thoughtful writing. That quiet feeling of something not quite lining up, even when everything looks “fine,” is so real. I love how you stayed with it, even without clear answers. 💛
Thank you ❤️
This started for me in his first month of life. No dramatic moment, just a sense that something wasn't quite matching what I was being told. It took years, but we eventually got a 2e diagnosis. Reading this back was like finally seeing that early feeling named and taken seriously.
Thank you for sharing this. It really resonates with what I was trying to get at in this piece. That early sense can be so difficult to hold onto when there might be nothing concrete to point to and perhaps the given explanations seem reasonable. I’m glad that, looking back, you’ve been able to make sense of that feeling and have it recognised. It’s powerful to have that early perception finally be given a place in the story.