As a Special Educator, I’ve had the privilege of interacting closely with many parents, and let me tell you, it’s not easy!

Being a parent is one of life’s most challenging roles. You are tested every single day. And when it comes to parenting a child with special needs? That challenge multiplies tenfold:

🥺 Emotionally

💪 Physically

🙇 Socially

💰 Financially

Now let me picture how it is 🧠 mentally:

Once I entered a room where a newborn had been crying inconsolably. The mother had tried everything, and so had the father. The elders in that room, despite giving their best, stood anxious and helpless, unable to comfort the baby. Despite all the love, knowledge, experience, and effort... they couldn’t figure out why the baby wouldn’t stop crying. Yet, they kept trying, and when the baby calmed down… the whole room took a breath together.

Now, imagine a similar helplessness, not just for an hour, but stretched over years. A child growing biologically, but struggling to keep up mentally and socially, and who finds it difficult to make friends, to communicate, to just ‘fit in’ with peers. Parents of such children face invisible battles every day. And still, they choose love. They choose patience. They show up again and again, even when the world misunderstands or judges.

Global Day of Parents isn’t just a date. It’s a reminder to acknowledge the relentless strength, perseverance, and silent sacrifices of parents, especially those raising children with special needs.

To all such parents:

👂 I hear you.

😃 I see you.

😇 I admire you for what you do every day.

Today is your day... 

You are doing all you can and, yes, it is counting 🤗

Your Psychologist,

Ambidextrous Anmol

P.S. You never know who might need this reminder. Please share it forward, because every parent deserves to feel seen :)