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Disabled parents

Hi I have 2 children 7 and 5. I use a walker to get around as have really bad balance and can't walk w without it, i sound funny (quiet and it's really hard for me too speak but I make a big effort with speaking to my kids so I do a lot), have terrible double vision made better by a coloured contact lens which
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It is odd though as I genuinely feel that the relationship I have with my step daughter is actually all the better and stronger because of our respective disabilities
It's often said that there is no magic handbook to being a parent and I think that is doubly true when it comes to being a parent with a disability. That said, I wouldn't change what I have for anything despite all the challenges it presents.
Being a parent is hard no matter the situation!
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I m a mum of 2 daughters 31 and 28. They are married and have left the house.
I know how it is to be diabled and to have children. Believe me children understand very well when you talk to them about your case. Try to make them help, they 'll be more responsable when they grow up. You 'll be surprised to notice that they can excell at doing many things.
As somebody said, though it is tiring , it s more pleasure in being a parent than suffering.
Regards