IEP Update and Friends
Actually, there’s no real update for the IEP, other than it will take place on Thursday, February 11th. 2 weeks. I ran into Emma’s special ed teacher and she asked me how I thought Emma was doing. So I told her my thoughts (something I will share after the IEP is over with), and she basically said, “I don’t think that’s going to work.” At the time it seemed very blunt and abrasive. The tone shouldn’t have come out of the mouth of a special education teacher for a kindergartner, that’s for sure. So I called Emma’s teacher…by the way, she’s also my roommate from college…to tell her about the conversation. It was after she and I talked that I kind of switched my train of thought regarding Emma’s situation. I was able to see it from a different angle. Again, I’ll share with you after this IEP.
After that whole situation went down at school, I was frazzled. Stunned. A little bewildered. I had coffee with some good friends and they said everything I needed to hear. While they don’t live in our experience first hand, they’re aways able to say just the right things. Or to give me different points of view. Basically, they’re lifesavers. I’m forever grateful to them for the support and encouragement they give me when I’m not able to provide it myself. Love you girls…you know who you are! ;-)
The moral of the story is that everyone needs a good support system. If you don’t have one, life can be pretty tough (with or without a child with special needs). That being said, they’re hard to come by. If you have good friends, let them know how much you appreciate them!
I have now climbed off my sappy soap box.
What are the ways in which your friends encourage you?
