“Your family member is in a Psychiatric Ward. How do you tell people that? Do you tell people that? What do you say? Words to explain don’t come easily even once they are found.”
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Hard Conversations
The Beast That Is Social Media
“Often, we feel freer to voice our opinion of things on Social Media because we aren’t talking face to face with someone. It is much easier to voice your disagreement over a subject when you aren’t sitting across from them.” Read more…
ABC’s Speechless and What It Means To My Daughter
It has helped us have difficult conversations as it has given us a scenario to be able to safely discuss issues. It helps make her life feel more normalized. This has been a very valuable piece of the puzzle in helping her learn to cope with the life she experiences. It doesn’t begin to answer or solve all the things she gets to deal with as a sister of a child with special needs but it’s a start.
