i feel really, really bad about this and realise that I'm being a bit ridiculous.
My son is 2.7 and has speech delay, he's under a speech therapist and general impression of therapist, HV and nursery is that there's nothing to worry about he's just really slow and quite far behind his peers BUT with intervention he'll catch up by time he's ready for school. So obviously that's really good news and I'm dead pleased.
However, it's getting to the point now that I'm a bit embarassed to go out with other mums with toddlers the same age. I'm ok with close friends but I mean other mums who i only really know cos of kids, i sometimes go to play centres/toddler groups with them. I feel embarassed that my son is so far behind theirs and feel like they're all pitying him/me. I also get upset when their children are having full blown conversations and mine is just saying one word or grunting and pointing.
I am so ashamed that I feel like this. I adore my son and am so proud of him in other ways.
Please don't flame me, i know people have much bigger problems but just wondered if anyone else has ever felt like this?
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ashamed of myself for feeling like this about my son
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justgaveup · 17/10/2009 17:42
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