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Disabled mum hoping to pick up some tips and make new friends

I'm a disabled mum of 4, 2 of which have additional needs. I'm not sure what else to say, sometimes I feel overwhelmed and alone, hoping I may pick up tips and if brave enough make some new friends who get my life without pitying or patronising glares
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Happy to have you with us.
I am a community champion here and am happy to help - just give me a shout.
Kind regards
Pandora
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♿️💪🏻 EDSWarrior 💪🏻♿️
Good Evening & Welcome 😄😄
I am also a “Community Champion”
Please please let me know if I can help you further ??????
@steve51
We are all here to support you and you will find some members with similar experiences as you.
To be a parent with a disability you have to have a different kind set entirely. It's like going into and staying in survival mode.Normally parenting in the UK does not involve those skills. However, if you're determined to do it and you feel it's worth the effort you can survive.
Perhaps people can share skills on this thread in order to keep it.positjve? Mostly parenting under extreme conditions is about practicalities and attitude. Do you agree?
Welcome to the community. Why don’t you try seeing if you can make friends with like minded people. Are you a member of any disability support groups or not? That is a good starting point for friendships and connections as well.
DS and DD are disabled.
Before they were born I joined a online support group for parents and started expanding my network. Some of my closest friends also had babies in the NICU after birth.
Support makes all the difference. I honestly don’t think that I could have coped over the past year and a half without them as my sounding board. I’m also a member of the homeschooling community and my church family are generally speaking supportive of our family. You need to find support. You can’t do it alone. No one can.
Especially when it comes to benefits.
Kind regards
Pandora
💙 @blue_zebra 💙
Community Champion
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♿️💪🏻 EDSWarrior 💪🏻♿️
Hi @ traybake. How are you and your children? Hoping you have been able to find support during this difficult time.
Thought this link may be useful for your children https://community.scope.org.uk/discussion/70367/12-free-activity-cards-for-magical-family-moments
I’m a new mum who has CP happy to connect.
Scope
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