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A review by lalatut
The Life We Never Expected: Hopeful Reflections on the Challenges of Parenting Children with Special Needs by Andrew Wilson
4.0
I am so thankful someone wrote this book. I just wish I’d had it four or five years ago when I was coming to terms with the reality that our parenting journey would never look exactly like I expected (though even that was a couple of years before we finally got our daughter’s diagnosis).
My favorite thing was the way the authors reflected the abject loneliness that comes with parenting special needs children. The fear of meltdowns & other “inappropriate” behaviors. The struggle to know what to hold your child accountable for and what is due to the disability. The ache of realizing how little you can control compounded with the pain of judgement from those who think you should be more in control. Being rejected from schools for not fitting the mold. These are all things that have become normal in our experience. This book is grace and gospel hope from the trenches.
My favorite thing was the way the authors reflected the abject loneliness that comes with parenting special needs children. The fear of meltdowns & other “inappropriate” behaviors. The struggle to know what to hold your child accountable for and what is due to the disability. The ache of realizing how little you can control compounded with the pain of judgement from those who think you should be more in control. Being rejected from schools for not fitting the mold. These are all things that have become normal in our experience. This book is grace and gospel hope from the trenches.