This mamma was some proud

**homesteadmamma** · 11-16-2005, 02:30 PM

Almost 15 years ago, a pediatrician told me not to save any money for dd's college education because she would never amount to anything, due to her disability. I walked out of that office, madder than a wet hen and changed pediatricians.

How I wish he would have seen dd at her musical recital on Sun. He would have been eating his words.

Dd is very shy and was very nervous. Not only did she have to play in front of a crowd, but also a Manitoba composer. She also had to say what song she was playing "Mr. Roger's Flute".

She did and played like she had played in front of audiances all her life. I was so proud of her. After the recital was over her music teacher came over and said how well she did and how proud she was of her.

It's a good think I didn't have buttons on my top because I would have popped them all.

Only goes to show that "specialists" don't always make the right diagnosis!!

**sunshine** · 11-16-2005, 02:34 PM

Woo Hoo!

Glad she did well, and proved them wrong.

**hollyhill** · 11-16-2005, 02:38 PM

Give her my Congratulations CJ!
The most disabling thing about disabilities are the labels and the low expectations! Every person is unique and a label is just a generalization.
Way to go CJ. In believing in her.

**Dedlered** · 11-16-2005, 02:41 PM

Very nice! It's great when children prove the so called specialists wrong!

**forestdale** · 11-16-2005, 02:44 PM

Congratulations Chelsea. It's good to prove such a nay sayer wrong.

**nodmicks** · 11-16-2005, 03:18 PM

Thats great!

**Scattymum** · 11-16-2005, 03:33 PM

how wonderful!! congratulations to her and to you!. you can tell by your post how proud you are of her, and a huge slap with a wet fish to that dr!!

**Strawberry** · 11-16-2005, 04:38 PM

Wonderful new CJ! WTG Chelsea!!!!!!

I heard this saying off the Home, OH I can't think of the name. But you all know it. Where Ty and his crew build people new homes. Anyways, this lady adopted a bunch of children who had some sort of disability. She said "They don't have disabilities, they have DIFFERENT ABILITIES"

**seadream** · 11-16-2005, 05:05 PM

Way to go Chelsea

**Nada.Leona** · 11-16-2005, 05:46 PM

Ugh, I hope you wrote a fine and wordy letter to your Health Board over THAT comment. In fact, write your old pediatrician a letter and tell him all about this! Things like that severely peeve me off!!!

But congradulations to your DS, and you have every right to be proud of your baby.

**mom2matty** · 11-16-2005, 06:45 PM

How awesome is that!!!!! Congrats to your dd!!!

**Michelle** · 11-16-2005, 06:58 PM

That's wonderful, cj. You *should* be proud...I would have been too. And 50 lashes with a wet noodle on that doctor

It's a good thing people like you don't accept such pessimistic labeling.

**PrairieRose** · 11-16-2005, 07:01 PM

Sort of reminds me of that old saying "living well is the best revenge". I'm so happy for you both Cj. Thank goodness you were there for her all these years.