Dyslexicia

The hidden learning disorder of the 60's and 70's. The seeing of everything differently than everyone-else. The one problem that we were always to0 busy to notice. The child that couldn't read to the younger children. The one that always got blamed for things done wrong. We never asked why they thought that the chore was too hard. We sent our children to private schools, and expected the nuns to catch and correct . We wonder how they're getting their homework done and in on time, When they always seem to be out playing in the yard. Thank God they grow up despite our own nearsightedness. They grow up to work at plants that create the things that we take for granted everyday. They learn to fix Cars despite not being able to read the manuals. The diagrams in some of those auto repair manuals . You could amost take take car totally apart. The little ladies that climb up on the front bumper of the car in the middle of the freeway. They may not be able to write the instructions down for you . But that never worries them. They can get you lost in the wilderness of Canada. But yet find the best restaurants in the smallest towns on the way back home. They may not be able to do alot of things. But I wouldn't trade those times of adventure with them for anything in the world. And believe it or not they learn from the things they endure. And become the best mothers. They never point out to their childrens the shortcomings. That child that just doesn't seem to be able to catch the ball. Or the one who just seems to be sick all the time. The one thing about my dyslexic child, is that no matter how old she gets, along with her other siblings. Mom is still mom . The mother with all her goals and all her plans. This mother is the one, who is now asking the question Why didn't I see it. Was I the one who was really blind. I pride myself in the number of children I raised or helped to raise. But did I do more harm than good. The children who have hearing and eyesight problems are caught right away. But the dyslexic child slips through the cracks. We talk about the problems of autism and all the problems these children have . Dyslexia is a problem that can follow our children for the rest of their lives. And lead them into troubles way to great. We need to take more time with them, Maybe if I had, Somethings in her life would be better.
And maybe now in my more restful years she would be more comfortable taking care of mom.

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