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		<title>Mental Challenged Forum: special kids for special people? - DailyStrength</title>
		<description>I'm sure if you have a mentally challenged child in your life, you've probably heard the phrase: &amp;quot;God only gives special children to sp...</description>
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			<title>Comment by annay</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Mental_Retardation/forum/1114161-special-kids-special-people/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Well to tell you the truth i do not feel that i am special and feel why me?? No one in y my family siblings, parents are helpful. there is reallynot alot of support in my area for Special familys. if she had Downs i would get all types of Special help. We are above income so we do not qualify for sp...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:16:43 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by gramofsam</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Mental_Retardation/forum/1114161-special-kids-special-people/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[i have never heard that term either, i have heard that God gives us no more than we can handle.  i do not feel special either, but my daughter is special to me!! sorry about your loss, but <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Faith" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Faith')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Hope">hope</a> you son and you are doing well, God bless, judy]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:22:35 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by SusanNC</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Mental_Retardation/forum/1114161-special-kids-special-people/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I have MS, in a major relapse since August 2nd...have two teen stepkids I've been blessed to raise for five years now, and three special needs children of my own (one mentally ill adopted son, a daughter with moderate MR/high functioning autism/epilepsy/arthritis, and an eight year old son with very...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:59:14 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by DMNF</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Mental_Retardation/forum/1114161-special-kids-special-people/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I believe that special children are here for a purpose that we may not see.  My sister, Kathy, is 52.  She has inspired me and my husband to become special education teachers.  We touched many lives during the 30 plus years we each taught.  Every member of my family is more sensitive and giving beca...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:55:20 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by SusanNC</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Mental_Retardation/forum/1114161-special-kids-special-people/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Your post was very inspiring!  I have three special needs kids and I have MS...but I've never asked why.  I homeschool two of the three and they have made my life more full, a better person and have gotten to know them so much more at home (I am a spec ed teacher by trade but stay home to teach my k...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:43:02 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by suedoname</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Mental_Retardation/forum/1114161-special-kids-special-people/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I visited a place where handicapped adults live. It was a wonderful community and tho I wasn't 'shopping' for a place, it made an impression on me as the mother of a mentally handicapped child. What shocked me was <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Research" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Research')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Learning">learning</a> that of the residents, only about 7 % had family that visited. These people w...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:25:03 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by Jenru</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Mental_Retardation/forum/1114161-special-kids-special-people/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I certainly don't feel "special" Guilty yes. I had my son on the <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/In_Vitro_Fertilization" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/In_Vitro_Fertilization')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Ivf">IVF</a> program and sometimes think my selfish desire for a child has created a hard/sad life for my boy. He will be okay while I'm alive but I fear for his future.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:37:19 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by barb4</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Mental_Retardation/forum/1114161-special-kids-special-people/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I feel people say these things because they don't know what else to say. I'm not particularly fond of this statement. I was given the challenge of raising a special needs son and struggle I do. Along with the struggle,though, is love coming from my son and my love for him. He makes me laugh and he m...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:38:41 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by Ema2</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Mental_Retardation/forum/1114161-special-kids-special-people/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A special "thanks" to all who have sent their replies, especially Susan of NC because you said it ALL for me. As a little girl I wanted to have children, and that didn't change even when I got older. Unfortunately, some 'decisions' are taken out of our hands, in order to 'make way' for those things ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:22:42 +0100</pubDate>
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