Just messing with you!
This is not actually about flipping your mattresses, but rather looking for beds. Bo and Cote are ages two and three, but they are extremely tall. They are both growing out of size 5t clothing and pushing into kids size 6/7. They do still fit in their cribs, but I am one of those "control freak" sort of moms. I hate surprises and I always have clothes in bigger sizes in the event of a growth spurt. It drives my husband crazy, but I do not have the luxury of just taking off to go shopping on a whim. Trips to Grand Forks are planned out months in advance, therefore I always am prepared for growth.
What do I do when they grow out of their cribs?
This has been my worry for a while. I am hoping to get at least another year or two out of the cribs, but what then? I have been searching online for months trying to find some sort of clues as to what other parents in my situation do. Do they build twin sized cribs? Do they put bed rails on a regular bed and hope for the best? Do they slap a mattress on the floor and wait for their child to pass out before laying them down? Countless times I Googled phrases such as "beds for Cognitively Delayed children" and "Handicapped children's beds". I mixed up the words, added extra words, tried every search engine I could. I would find a legit hit every once in a while, but nothing very informative. Then on a whim, with a rock in my gut, I typed in a new search....
"Beds for Mentally Retarded Children"
It worked. I went into the bathroom and threw up. Then I cried. Then I shut the computer and refused to open it for a day.
Then I toughened up. I needed to look at the beds. I needed to see what my options were. Screw these people who can't get with the times. Guess what? We don't use the term "Mentally Retarded" anymore! We use Cognitively Delayed, you douches!!!!!
Back to the beds...
It was tough, I won't lie. Some looked like complete cages with tops on them. Some had windows, some looked like big cribs. They all looked scary to me. I do know
in my heart though, that there is a very good chance we will have to make a decision within the next couple of years. This will be on my mind constantly until then, though, this decision I have to make.
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The next time you see a parent in public and they are with a Special Needs child, try and consider what they are dealing with. The heart-wrenching decisions they have to make. Even if you are too shy to strike up a conversation with a stranger, there is one small thing they would truly appreciate from you...
Your smile.
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