tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163766535638871272.post5934530663724243141..comments2023-06-30T04:33:06.354-07:00Comments on The Adventures of My Sammie B and Our Little Family : Labels and WishesMomttorneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783917281663075229noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163766535638871272.post-78086279197897347902009-12-24T13:18:28.116-08:002009-12-24T13:18:28.116-08:00It's amazing how much power labels have, isn&#...It's amazing how much power labels have, isn't it? You can have an illness and know how to live with it. But when all of a sudden a doctor gives it a name... poof! It's so much WORSE and more DIRE than before. Even simple things... I know what I look like and how much I weigh. But when a coworker called me fat earlier this season... I freaked. I frantically tried to lose weight. I didn't change even one iota physically as a result of his label. But the word had such power over me. Ridiculous. I know some labels are necessary for treatment... but your Bean is still your Bean, no matter what the label. <br /><br />I wish for you guys too. And yes, fuck whoever said struggle breeds growth and is good for you! I've been cursing that bastard for years! I wish and pray that your Bean will take off running and you'll be beside yourself with worry that she's gonna knock everything in the house over (I know, weird wish, right?) But I have to say that I am SOOOOO incredibly attached to your gorgeous bean and so amazingling enchanted with her. Her personally oozes out of this blog and just reading your posts and looking at her pictures is enough to make me swoon over her. I do not get that way over my other girlfriend's brand new baby. Or any other friend's kid. Your Bean may not be as far along the motor continuum as other kids her age, but she is light years ahead in spirit and character. I am head over heels in love with her and her story. Maybe that's her life calling - to inspire others. Not because of her weaknesses, but because of her amazing strengths. <br /><br />So while you're wishing on her eyelashes for her to walk, run and give dissertations, other moms are wishing on their kids' eyelashes for them to grow up to be someone amazing. See how that works? You already have that. <br /><br />Love you guys so much and am wishing you a magical holiday!<br /><br />Love, adoration and eternal joy,<br />Elisasunnydovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511430897800876986noreply@blogger.com