How to celebrate a birthday without family or friends. Special kiddoes not only have a lack of understanding of celebratory moments, they often lack the environment persons who surround them with an acceptance level of them and their needs.

For instance when I think of a birthday party. I instantly imagine cake and presents along with smiles and giggles. Having a tube fed child, they don’t taste the sweetness of the cake. Or having a child with limited mobility often ostracizes them from fellow kids who want and able to romp around.

Many people do not understand the minute my minute time is like with a mentally or intellectually delayed kiddo. Here is a small clip of a camping trip Katelynn and I went on. Many of the videos became corrupted, but the few minutes worth of Kate’s repetitiveness and lack of awareness of her own need is present. Please enjoy, and be kind to a fellow stressed out single momma.