The Struggle Of Raising Children With Disabilities | Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over

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  @suziseha369 · 1 year ago

  What a fabulous thing for Dad to say that is is his privilege to have these 2 children because what if they had gone to someone who couldn't parent them.... Aw, so beautiful.

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  @melblack7412 · 2 years ago

  In the last several years I've become very ill and I'm unable to go out and do errands - I had a young man with Down Syndrome deliver my groceries one day. He drove his own car, got everything I asked for, and was very kind. He was able to do things that I wasn't able to do!

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• CI

  @cindyremick5219 · 1 year ago

  I agree with other comments. The sister should not be his primary caregiver. That’s the parents job. I think she’s awesome for looking after him the way she does.❤

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  @sophieteppema2322 · 2 years ago

  I'm from a special needs family, i was in a similar position to isabella. It impacts the rest of your life, i chose not to have children due how it was growing up with my 7 year younger autistic brother. The odd paradox of being a 'child/third parent' to my sibling also ended up putting me very out of touch with my own inner feelings, it is really confusing. Everything in the household is about the special needs sibling and avoiding their constant looming fits.

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• BA

  @barbarapoznik7218 · 2 years ago

  i catered a wedding in the early 1980's the bride had Down's syndrome and the groom cerebal palsey.They both had graduated high school,both worked and they had their own flat.I just wanted to share this with y'll.Peace,love❤ b.p

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  @annaf3915 · 2 years ago

  Isabella is amazing! She seems more mature at 14 than me at 30 years old. But what she said at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0LkADEbQVM&amp;t=1020">17:00</a> made me really sad because to me that&apos;s the definition of motherhood - never being able to fully relax if you don&apos;t know what they are doing. And girl is it hard. And she&apos;s so young... I hope she finds the time to just be a teenager as well.

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• TA

  @tashaiman · 2 years ago

  i feel for isabella. i dont have a disable sibling, but i grew up in a single parent household. my mum would go away for work for days on end, and my dad was absent. so i had to take care of my younger brother and essentially parent him from as young as 11. i was constantly in a state of anxiety and stress, learning how to parent a child when i myself was still one. i hope she grows up to eventually be able to nurture her inner child like i have.

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  @shannabanana6420 · 2 years ago

  Sometimes when you have a kid with disabilities everyone kind of has to step up and help a bit.... I hope isabella is not having to shoulder too much responsibility but i think her love of her brother and her family has had a wonderful affect on her. Its love that makes her want to care for her brother and i find that beautiful.❤

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  @vanessadeklerk2862 · 2 years ago (edited)

  I really hope the parents don&apos;t expect Isabella to be a parent and not let her be a teenager. She really has a lot on her plate for someone so young.<br>Poor Alexander is not getting much attention. I feel so sorry for him, Isabella and the little sister. All the attention is on Lucas.

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  @UsernamesForDummies · 2 years ago

  Am I wrong in thinking that Indi also seems to have some kind of disability or learning difficulties? Or are her two handicapped brothers (especially Lucas) taking over so much that she’s fading into the background and has become silent?

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• KI

  @KimiPetri · 2 years ago

  What a sweet, kind and loving family—every single one of them. 😊

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• KS

  @ksmck77 · 2 years ago (edited)

  poor Isabella :( has no childhood. Alexander is such a sweet boy

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