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Managing Our Own Special Needs: Perfectionism

June 11, 2014 by Laurie Wallin

You probably already know this, but the best way for your family to transform into psychos is to try to get them to church on time. And, when you're like us, raising kids with any kinds of special needs, the last 5 minutes before departure for church is the perfect time for your 10 year old to soil herself, deny it, and require United Nations-level negotiating skills to get her out of her beloved … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adoption, Behaviors, Hidden Disabilities, Laurie Wallin, Mental Illness Tagged With: caring for the caregiver, perfectionism, special needs parenting guilt, struggling with special needs

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