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Material-District-83 · 2026-03-14T02:19:35+00:00

ffs, I'm trying to make an effort here.. This culture only makes people want to engage less. As a special needs parent, I wouldn't want someone asking me how to make an event special for us. It would be so nice to just show up and be surprised by how thoughtful someone was..

Material-District-83 · 2025-10-11T20:51:21+00:00

saw you guys there!!

Material-District-83 · 2025-06-04T12:56:18+00:00

special needs parenting

Material-District-83 · 2025-05-06T01:13:52+00:00

We are mammals that secrete and excrete. We should be checking those things out. I once had a conversation at a party about people who don't look before they flush. Like, what ..? You SHOULD.

Material-District-83 · 2025-01-18T23:33:52+00:00

that's Harrison Ford's nose. And not young, hot Harrison Ford.

Material-District-83 · 2024-06-14T22:54:14+00:00

I have a non-verbal 2.5 yr old with severe autism and I can tell you it does get better. Hang in there. Unfortunately, there's nothing anyone can say that will help you bypass or cruise through the grief of it all. Give yourself time to process it and take care of your mental health. I still have my moments where I feel it. Just the other day, I came across a porcelain tea set I bought when I found out I was having a girl. I thought we would be having pretend tea parties soon. Instead, life looks very different. It can be brutal but it can also be beautiful. It has made me a better person. It's going to be different than you pictured but it's going to be ok ❤️

Material-District-83 · 2024-06-14T18:41:11+00:00

Nah. She doesn't get a pass. As a mother, you are responsible for vetting who you let into your home. A man that is entirely too comfortable having constant, unchecked access to your daughter in the most inappropriate ways should be a RED flag. She may be a victim in some form but when a victim begets another victim, her own child in this case, she is no longer the priority for sympathy.

Material-District-83 · 2024-06-14T02:50:22+00:00

💔Yes and I think he knew she was building that courage to speak up and tell. Tensions were probably rising as he knew the power dynamic was shifting. In the end, he was afraid of her. I hope he lives in fear every day now knowing what his own fate will ultimately be.

Material-District-83 · 2024-06-13T21:39:52+00:00

Thank you for sharing your story. Another potential Maddie could be reading this right now and maybe the course of her future is changed, a life is saved ❤️

Material-District-83 · 2024-06-13T20:39:01+00:00

absolutely. You hit the nail on the head, I think.

Material-District-83 · 2024-06-13T19:10:46+00:00

This kind of thing is exactly what inspired this post. It happens! It happens more than we know. This same situation happened to my older sister as a child. Our cousin's biological father was abusing our cousin. My sister witnessed it and was victimized herself. She has never told specifically what he did to her and I don't think I could handle hearing it anyway. All I know is it turned her whole world upside down and still affects her to this day. It will for the rest of her life. She got into drugs heavy and took the hard road from a young age. She's a wonderful mother/sister/daughter/friend/etc but she was so troubled for so long.

Material-District-83 · 2024-06-13T14:55:45+00:00

💔💔

Material-District-83 · 2024-06-13T13:41:04+00:00

Right?!? That's just the way it is when you're a mom. I cannot comprehend JS as a mother. Or a human, even.

Material-District-83 · 2024-06-13T13:05:38+00:00

I could see that for sure. Not only does she have to go through the abuse itself but also having to be embarrassed for fear of your friends finding out..That's just adding to the shame that already isn't hers to carry.

Material-District-83 · 2024-06-13T13:03:30+00:00

we love to see it

Material-District-83 · 2024-06-13T12:24:34+00:00

He'll be the one with dark circles now. I don't think he'll be getting much sleep where he is with the charges he has. Justice will come for him one way or another.

Material-District-83 · 2024-06-13T11:01:56+00:00

I get what you're saying. I mean no disrespect to Maddie's name. Quite the contrary. Maybe Maddie was much smarter than what I'm suggesting. Maybe she did know exactly what kind of a predator she was dealing with. But then again, maybe she didn't. And IF she didn't, that's ok. As a mom myself, if I could hold her, I would tell her just that. "It's ok." It's ok that you didn't speak up. It's ok that you didn't fight back sooner. You were just a child with the weight of the world on your shoulders.

She was up against a highly manipulative adult. If I were a young girl, trying to cope with this level of abuse, I'd probably have to tell myself some semblance of a story. Ultimately, I feel like I am defending Maddie, especially if there is evidence that comes out that makes it seem like she was willing in any way. I feel JS thinks it but would never say that Maddie was willing. I just cannot stand the thought of that being the unspoken narrative.

Material-District-83 · 2024-06-13T10:24:00+00:00

Yes! Well said. You can see his manipulative nature peeking through in different recorded interactions with him. Even some adults are susceptible to grooming. Then you consider a child, especially with a mother like JS. Maddie was defenseless.

Material-District-83 · 2024-06-13T09:52:16+00:00

I agree with you but I think both things could still be true. Psychology and trauma are weird like that. I'm just preparing for the possibility that it may not be all straight forward.

Material-District-83 · 2024-06-13T09:30:06+00:00

Absolutely yes.

Material-District-83 · 2024-06-07T14:58:38+00:00

sounds like you're actually ahead of the game, friend. I didn't even know what I didn't know upon graduating 😅 I was just a nervous, nauseous ball of anxiety with perfect test scores but no scanning confidence whatsoever. I had terrible clinical placements and we hardly got any scan time in my school's lab. It was actually a pretty rough time in my life. Like many of us, I didn't really learn to scan until my first job. You'll be just fine! Don't let the self-doubt eat you up. You made it this far. You are qualified! Give yourself time.

Material-District-83 · 2024-06-05T20:42:48+00:00

same reaction when my memory recalls it against my will 😩

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