A summary of the grief that no-one talks about:

Sometimes it catches us off guard. A question from someone. A school update. A milestone we thought might come. And there it is, that lump in the throat, the ache we weren’t expecting.

No one really prepares us for this part of parenting a child who’s different - the quiet, hidden grief. Not because we don’t love our child exactly as they are, but because some dreams have quietly shifted. Some expectations have softened and slipped away.

It can feel lonely.

But if this touches something in you, know this: you’re allowed to feel it.You’re allowed to grieve the path you thought you’d walk, even while loving the child beside you with all your heart.

Grief and love can sit together. One doesn’t cancel the other.

And in that tenderness, there is deep, steady strength.

Thanks for pausing with me. Take care till next time.

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