Faced with the financial burden of two special needs children and having only ONE income, Tony and I struggle to get out for special time together that doesn't cost us an arm and a leg. It's near impossible for us to find any cheap attractions. Our city isn't full of interesting history or museums or touristy kind of things to do. Definitely not on the cheap, either. So how do we use all these respite hours that are meant to help us bond out of the house when we have NO money to spend?
**This list can help any couple get out on the cheap, too. It isn't just geared toward special needs parents.**
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This post isn't geared solely to parents of special needs parents, though that may be what I usually focus on. All people from all walks of life are overworked, over rushed and overwhelmed. It's the curse of the modern age. Being a parent in this wild world is becoming more and more of a challenge, like balancing on a tightrope with a knife on your nose and fire below you. Like the fall wasn't enough to kill you. I often feel like I'm walking on the tight rope as a parent. As a person. My kid's challenges weigh on my shoulders, as do my own struggles. I have a home to care for, and a relationship to keep alive. One slip and I fall into the fires of life altering debt, single parenthood, the judges of society, and a depression so deep that I might never come out of. However, I changed things around for myself. The tightrope isn't so thin. I found out that there are things I can do to make myself take a step back and enjoy my life on tight rope. |
AuthorGabrielle Rae is a special needs, stay at home mommy of two boys. She enjoys reading and writing novels in her spare time. @onbothfrontsArchives
August 2018
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