Comments on: “U were hit by a car?! Did u die?” http://www.almostgotit.com/2009/10/22/u-were-hit-by-a-car-did-u-die/ So, kids are mostly raised & I've just gone back to work... Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:38:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Almostgotit.com | How to get a news conference http://www.almostgotit.com/2009/10/22/u-were-hit-by-a-car-did-u-die/comment-page-1/#comment-3504 Almostgotit.com | How to get a news conference Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:59:28 +0000 http://www.almostgotit.com/?p=1023#comment-3504 [...] best present was having our daughter survive, and relatively unscathed, being hit by a car as she was getting off a school bus a few weeks [...] [...] best present was having our daughter survive, and relatively unscathed, being hit by a car as she was getting off a school bus a few weeks [...]

]]> By: PJ http://www.almostgotit.com/2009/10/22/u-were-hit-by-a-car-did-u-die/comment-page-1/#comment-3444 PJ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:41:40 +0000 http://www.almostgotit.com/?p=1023#comment-3444 The celebration of your daughter's survival and experience and her ability to play it well and get her needs met is a great example of something I *think* I've been noticing in my little corner of the world. Middle school does not seem to be what it was when I was there. (I have a 13 year old as well). It's interesting - kids seem more often to celebrate difference more rather than be repulsed by it or judge it as they did consistently when I was young. Recently, a friend's kid who lost his leg to cancer was a celebrity, not an oddity. The kids with Downs Syndrome and other disabilities aren't universally appreciated perhaps, but the others seem to understand that there's a gift in knowing how to respond to difference in a skillful way rather than being petty or judging. Bravo to your daughter. Enjoy. The celebration of your daughter’s survival and experience and her ability to play it well and get her needs met is a great example of something I *think* I’ve been noticing in my little corner of the world. Middle school does not seem to be what it was when I was there. (I have a 13 year old as well). It’s interesting – kids seem more often to celebrate difference more rather than be repulsed by it or judge it as they did consistently when I was young. Recently, a friend’s kid who lost his leg to cancer was a celebrity, not an oddity. The kids with Downs Syndrome and other disabilities aren’t universally appreciated perhaps, but the others seem to understand that there’s a gift in knowing how to respond to difference in a skillful way rather than being petty or judging. Bravo to your daughter. Enjoy.

]]> By: Karoli http://www.almostgotit.com/2009/10/22/u-were-hit-by-a-car-did-u-die/comment-page-1/#comment-3418 Karoli Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:25:54 +0000 http://www.almostgotit.com/?p=1023#comment-3418 I totally agree with your decision to let her have her moment. It was as much for those kids as it was for her...some of them saw her hit, and like you, remember the ambulance, the fire engines, the feeling of dread that something Terrible has happened, and just as importantly, the relief at discovering their friend was not dead, but very much alive and well. Part of dealing with the trauma (and there is trauma, whether or not it's in the form of bruises or nightmares), is talking about it, having those moments where someone says "wow...you survived." Thank you for sharing your story. I wish you and your girl all good blessings from now on! I totally agree with your decision to let her have her moment. It was as much for those kids as it was for her…some of them saw her hit, and like you, remember the ambulance, the fire engines, the feeling of dread that something Terrible has happened, and just as importantly, the relief at discovering their friend was not dead, but very much alive and well. Part of dealing with the trauma (and there is trauma, whether or not it’s in the form of bruises or nightmares), is talking about it, having those moments where someone says “wow…you survived.”

Thank you for sharing your story. I wish you and your girl all good blessings from now on!

]]> By: Lorac http://www.almostgotit.com/2009/10/22/u-were-hit-by-a-car-did-u-die/comment-page-1/#comment-3416 Lorac Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:14:00 +0000 http://www.almostgotit.com/?p=1023#comment-3416 A very tender rendition of a mother's reaction. This mother remembers and sends a hug. Such is the flood of feeling when peril strikes YOUR child. A very tender rendition of a mother’s reaction. This mother remembers and sends a hug. Such is the flood of feeling when peril strikes YOUR child.

]]> By: Almostgotit'sdaughter http://www.almostgotit.com/2009/10/22/u-were-hit-by-a-car-did-u-die/comment-page-1/#comment-3411 Almostgotit'sdaughter Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:09:05 +0000 http://www.almostgotit.com/?p=1023#comment-3411 Also my friends don't talk like that. Also my friends don’t talk like that.

]]> By: Almostgotit'sdaughter http://www.almostgotit.com/2009/10/22/u-were-hit-by-a-car-did-u-die/comment-page-1/#comment-3410 Almostgotit'sdaughter Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:08:03 +0000 http://www.almostgotit.com/?p=1023#comment-3410 It WAS awful, to some extent. I didn't WANT to be on Facebook for two hours, but people kept chatting with me. I didn't like being asked all day if I was ok. It was NOT fun. It WAS awful, to some extent. I didn’t WANT to be on Facebook for two hours, but people kept chatting with me. I didn’t like being asked all day if I was ok. It was NOT fun.

]]> By: marsquat http://www.almostgotit.com/2009/10/22/u-were-hit-by-a-car-did-u-die/comment-page-1/#comment-3409 marsquat Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:28:00 +0000 http://www.almostgotit.com/?p=1023#comment-3409 u r makn me cry u r makn me cry

]]> By: A Little Tea or Something http://www.almostgotit.com/2009/10/22/u-were-hit-by-a-car-did-u-die/comment-page-1/#comment-3408 A Little Tea or Something Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:08:03 +0000 http://www.almostgotit.com/?p=1023#comment-3408 (Smile.) (Smile.)

]]> By: pages http://www.almostgotit.com/2009/10/22/u-were-hit-by-a-car-did-u-die/comment-page-1/#comment-3407 pages Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:48:04 +0000 http://www.almostgotit.com/?p=1023#comment-3407 Again, thank goodness she's ok! Again, thank goodness she’s ok!

]]> By: Rufus McCain http://www.almostgotit.com/2009/10/22/u-were-hit-by-a-car-did-u-die/comment-page-1/#comment-3405 Rufus McCain Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:45:19 +0000 http://www.almostgotit.com/?p=1023#comment-3405 Wonderful! One lucky chick, indeed. Wonderful! One lucky chick, indeed.

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