Posts Tagged ‘severely speech delayed’

I’ve heard it so many times. “Just wait until they start talking, you’ll just want them to be quiet”. I see memes like this and while I know it’s said in good humor, it’s also a little heartbreaking.  Not everyone hears “mom”. Some children are deaf, non-communicative, non-verbal…parents lose children every day, and would give their whole life just to hear “mom” one more time.  My daughter doesn’t have a name for me. The last time she said “mama” she was 10 months old. In fact, neither of my kids…