The B Word
Now that we are in the homestretch with the adoption of Little Man and going through the process of getting him set up with SSI and disability services, I get a lot of emails and phone calls. Most of the time, it's just me being copied on correspondence between agencies. And most of the time, it's stuff over my head but I appreciate being kept in the loop. There has been a lot of terminologies being applied to Little Man. Some of them I have heard before, some are new. There are some that are not news to me but some that are. And then there are those that rankle me. Get my blood boiling. The one that got me this morning was the B word. Little Man was described as being a burden. He was being approved for services because he was going to be a burden on me and on society. And I saw RED... My child is not a burden. He will never be a burden. He's a lot of things but never a burden. He is a blessing . He made me a mom and learn things ...