tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348156994734732982.post3156593658496033643..comments2011-10-26T14:58:10.436-05:00Comments on Family Laughs: Camp Lo-Be-GonAnjanettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00690244556167554066noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348156994734732982.post-67857493054984116632009-06-30T00:07:58.130-05:002009-06-30T00:07:58.130-05:00Anj, thanks for emailing the link to your site...I...Anj, thanks for emailing the link to your site...I love it, specially reading about how you are managing Sophia's diabetes, and absolutely love those great photos of the girls!<br />That's funny and so cute that Sophia wants to show strangers her pump and tell them that she has diabetes... Lidia tells strangers that her baby sister died and went to the sky (that's her translation for "heaven" in Spanish...)...it makes me and Brian quite nervous when she does that, but people usually react really well and let her talk...some even ask her questions about it, and Lidia shares as much or as little as she wants, and soon moves on to the next toy/game she wants to focus on! I usually know if they want a more clear explanation or not by the way they make eye-contact with me or by the lack of eye-contact.<br />This is their world, and this is normal to them, so in their innocent minds...why not talk about it?<br />After Lidia shared about her sister with strangers several times, in a way I started seeing it more "normal"...and, in fact, if we don't consider "normal" having experienced the death of a close relative, or having diabetes, or a physical or mental disability, or having an absent parent, or cancer in the family, or juvenile delinquency problems of an older sibling,... then very few of us can be considered "normal" or having a "normal" family... Whether we want it or not, these things are part of life...<br />I'm so thankful that Sophia sees it normal and is not embarrased because of it. I'm glad she is emotionally managing it so well!Sonia Lopezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03834132620241531949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348156994734732982.post-75693825560638283492009-06-29T21:36:25.149-05:002009-06-29T21:36:25.149-05:00I can't even tell you how proud I am of her. ...I can't even tell you how proud I am of her. I thought about her all day today (and of course, prayed a lot for her). I'm proud of you too mom ----- I know how hard that is to leave your child the first time much less leave a child with diabetes in someone elses care. I know they are all very capable and know exactly what she is going through so thank God for that.Jeanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01332101282151903649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348156994734732982.post-12295066541254362092009-06-29T15:14:42.414-05:002009-06-29T15:14:42.414-05:00oh, anjanette. praying for sophie and for you as ...oh, anjanette. praying for sophie and for you as she has such a big girl experience this week. she's had so many big girl experiences in the past 1/2 year... she's a pretty amazing little girl.Gaylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16773350184591543053noreply@blogger.com