Opinions, Opinions and More Opinions





Dear Everyone At The Table:




1. “Can’t he do that himself?”




3. “Does he eat that much at home?”






He exercises daily (see answer #5)






(It’s a pretty extensive list)


Best Regards,



9 thoughts on “Opinions, Opinions and More Opinions

  1. We get some of this too. My daughter has cystinosis so she eats a ton of salt because she actually loses sodium due to kidney damage. Like a ridiculous amount of salt so people feel compelled to tell me a child should not eat that much salt.

    Thank you for writing this and especially asking people to not speak about it right in front of our children!

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  2. Preach it sister! Ugh, as I was reading all of the comments family members have made to you over dinner I got increasingly angry because I, too, as a mom to two boys with autism am constantly dodging, justifying, explaining my every single move with both of my children. Then I feel guilty for getting angry. When I read them altogether in one post though it really opened my eyes to how unfair it is. For the love of all things holy people, STOP critiquing special needs families parenting. Thanks for letting me rant in a comment. Great post, for what it’s worth, I think you are doing an AMAZING job!! 😉

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    • Thank you! The same happens to me. I get angry and I’m somehow the villain. I don’t understand why people think it’s just okay. If I made a comment about one of my neice or nephew’s weight, eating habits or anything like that, I’m sure it would not go over well.


  3. Oh my gosh I love this!!! I relate to your post so much it’s eery. My questions are about what my son eats, how much he sleeps, and does he ever stop moving. My answers always the same “it’s autism it’s anyone’s guess. Let’s spin the wheel and find out what’s up for today!” 😉

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    • Yes! And the fact that you have to say that it’s Autism and they don’t know that there is not always an answer to the “why” only goes to show that they have no idea what they are talking about and should keep their opinions to themselves. Selfishly, I am happy to lean that it isn’t just me, though. Thank you for commenting!

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      • I agree, there’s never a good enough reason about the why and really it doesn’t matter what a parent of a child with autism says we just get judged anyways. Thank you so much for writing this. 😊

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