Some of my readers will know that I am the parent of an amazing girl named Roo who is now a preteen. She is a quirky, impulsive, kind, helpful, compassionate child. She also walks the line between ADHD and Aspergers Syndrome. The thing is Roo and church don’t equate. Since she was little i have tried to take her to church and have her learn the lessons God would want a child to know.
Well instead of learning about a loving kind compassionate Heavenly Father Roo has learned:
1. People who call themselves Christian are quick to judge. Many times I have been talked to both in front of Roo in private about how i should be parenting Roo and disciplining her more, better, etc.
2. Misbehave and well you arent welcome. Many a Sunday my whole time at church was spent with her in hallways after she had been asked to leave class or her by my side wherever I am.
Many people it seems do not understand nor do they want to understand what it takes to teach and love a child who has an invisible disability without conditions attached the way God loves us. It is unfortunate.
When I take Roo to church I come home exhausted, not refreshed, not filled, not anything in a very long time. It is difficult. It leaves me as her mom wanting so much more for her and me too.
Tags: christian, church, family, LDS, mormon, Religion, Special Needs, worship
