Spousal Support
Spousal Support is a new podcast+youtube show where we (Jaana & Paul) venture down endless rabbit holes of humorously honest discussions about our marriage, raising our amazing son with special needs and any and all things life. We hope you’ll join us on this journey as we are beyond excited to bring our story.
Spousal Support
SSP Ep005 - "Expectation vs. Reality" - Coming to Terms with Raising a Child with Special Needs
On this episode, we discuss the challenges of raising a son with special needs and the emotional dilemma it can have on us as his parents. Our discussion dives deep into the daily struggle of where and how to place our expectations with the hard reality of his abilities both physically, mentally and emotionally. Are we setting our son up to fail by putting him in situations where we have an expectation of him to behave according to "social norms" when he may or may not have the emotional and behavioral ability to do so? Are we putting too much pressure on him and ourselves to be something that he is not and never will?