In the middle of a historic pandemic with social distancing measures, people are starting to grieve the loss of their previous life.
Parents on Facebook take the space to grieve the loss of their child’s friend’s birthday party or prom. They post pictures of the good old days when their child was surrounded by friends and we didn’t have to socially distance.
I completely feel their pain and grieve as well, but not because my child lost these things. It’s because my child with a disability never had them to begin with. For my daughter with developmental and learning disabilities and for many other children like her, this is their everyday reality.
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