overwhelming

Your marriage, given that you have a child with special needs, will, in reality, be harder than if you had a typical child. (Hence the title—“tell me something I don’t know”). Normal things like going on a family vacation, going out to a restaurant, even going to church are more difficult. Countless doctor’s appointments, physical therapy, speech, behavior plans, restricted diets and med adjustments can be overwhelming and a reminder that our lives are anything but “normal”.  Sometimes it feels like we are constantly swimming against the current. Life is [...]