balance the "normal"

“normal” it is a word that I use very loosely…it has made people cringe, offended and it is a word that people take as “not good”… This was my reaction when someone would say that Max looks good or “normal” or like every other child his age…I remember a teacher saying Max was the least of her worries and being so offended that I pulled him out of her class…I thought that if she did not have the good sense to tell me who she thought my child was…or something good about him...then she was not good enough for Maximus…my point on this is that I am a mother of a “normal” child and  I happen to be a mother of a “special” child…I do not parent them different I do not look at them different…Maximus is my prince and Maddox is my princess…I even worry the same about them…I worry that Max is not eating enough, drinking enough, sleeping enough, I worry when he coughs, I worry when he has not pooped in a few days…I worry that he is not good at school…I worry that I am not a good enough parent for him…I have and do have the same exact worries for Maddie…it is just I blog about hers...because that is my audience…an audience that will listen and not just roll there eyes…not many people care about how Max is doing…they do not care of his milestones because they are “suppose” to happen…Chad and I celebrate his accomplishments and achievements…just like we do Maddie’s…it can be a challenge to make sure Maddie is not getting all the attention…she is at the “cute” stage and Max is in an "ornery" stage…but balance is something I strive for everyday with my kiddos…