@jessmarriette: I think this is an important distinction. 🤍 Talking about the ways growing up alongside disability shaped me doesn’t mean I resent my brother.. or that I wish my childhood had been completely different. I loved Daniel then. I love him now. I also think I’ve reached a place as an adult where I can look back with a little more curiosity and recognize the things | learned about independence, responsibility, love and caregiving along the way. Two things can be true.. You can deeply love your sibling. And you can acknowledge that growing up alongside disability shaped you, too. — #cerebralpalsy #specialneedsfamily #specialneedsparenting #caregiver #caregiving