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it’s iep season.
iykyk.
(a hug to all of the iep mamas out there.)
who wants to be average or typical anyway?
also, i may have said the phrase,
“i am so tired of babysitting adults.”
out loud.
to the team.
(note: not every single person on that zoom call needed babysitting.
there were a couple of gems logged in).
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and, i may have also suggested that the team actually experience
a day of what it is like to help a child with special needs,
instead of just having meetings about said days.
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supporting on paper is entirely different than actual support.
here, in real life.
where i live.
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sometimes they can be a support team
and sometimes they can just be a group of people who translate
every word and
every report and
every suggestion
into how much that will cost them.
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spoiler alert: those people are not actually on your team.
those people are not supporting your child.
or you.
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rant over
(for now).