Swimming in the deep end
could easily be interpreted as a metaphor for something other than swimming … however, in this case its not! ;-)
Have you been able to get your child in or near water? Does it terrify you that they would drown due to their inability to right themselves if they were in trouble?
As parents of children with a disability, we live life closer to the edge
than most, but what does it take to step off?
There was a news story recently where a father of three children drove onto one of the largest bridges in Melbourne, Australia, stopped the car, removed his four year old daughter from the car and dropped her over the edge, then drove off.
Have you ever thought why the air hostess tells you to put the oxygen mask on yourself first before helping an infant?
Well lets turn the situation around, you’re in a plane, oxygen goes out of the cabin and the masks drop down. With the thought of saving your child you try and put the child’s on first and, while you are struggling to do this, you pass out. You may have been successful in getting the child’s mask on, however, if you weren’t now you’re both dead … not a good idea, eh?
What do you mean, Perception is Reality
? The explanation is quite simple. You and I might see exactly the same thing; however, we both interpret the situation differently. How often have you and a friend watched the same movie only to find that you each thought the movie was about something completely different? You have your individual perceptions on the same topic and yet they are both different.
That is, your perception – it is neither right nor wrong (of course to you it is right, but to someone else it can be wrong), therefore, your perception is your reality.
Rodney Clarke Welcome to the Hey Dad blog … my name is Rodney Clarke and I suppose I qualify for the Hey Dad blog page for one major reason … I'm a dad! More about me…
