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myLot reputation of 90/100. krislynn200002 (101)   ranked 3,379 out of 18,741 in relationships1 year ago

Why or why not? Would you be affriad? Have you ever dated someone with a special needs child? What was your experience good and bad and the ugly?

 
 
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oneandonemakesix (24153) response was accepted on 6/8/2007.
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1. myLot reputation of 86/100. Gorgeous24 (668)   ranked 421 out of 18,741 in relationships   1 year ago

OF COURSE I would date a guy with special needs children..that WOULDNT be a reason not to date him.
Theres nothing wrong with kids with special needs and I wouldnt think any less of his kids because of that.
I like a guy because of how he makes me feel and how he treats me not because of how his kids are.
If he has special needs kids and he is a very good parent to them thats just a extra bonus for me because it would show me if we EVER did have kids he would be a wonderful father.


myLot reputation of 90/100. krislynn200002 (101)   ranked 3,379 out of 18,741 in relationships  1 year ago

Thank you for your response very good points! How mayn people actually feel this way though? Just curious:)


myLot reputation of 86/100. Gorgeous24 (668)   ranked 421 out of 18,741 in relationships  1 year ago

Its interesting to hear everyones response about this topic..im very curious to see what they say.


myLot reputation of 90/100. krislynn200002 (101)   ranked 3,379 out of 18,741 in relationships  1 year ago

I'm interested also but the way it looks is you and I are the only ones so far:)

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2. myLot reputation of 84/100. oneandonemakesix (24153)   ranked 354 out of 18,741 in relationships   1 year ago

I think I would....

Special needs children are special too, and they need love, and acceptance just like anyone else....

I've never dated anyone with a special needs child, but I have my own special needs children....and well It would take a special person to accept them if I were single and there was the possiblity of a relationship....and the same iwth the other person, he has to know that he can handle the relationship with a special needs child.

Mooch


myLot reputation of 90/100. krislynn200002 (101)   ranked 3,379 out of 18,741 in relationships  1 year ago

Yes they are a very special child! Having a special needs child as you well know is a very demanding job plus that. I had problems at first with my b/f not knowing how to handle it but after the first 6 months he got the hang of it. He does a wonderful job with her and he is actually the one that got her to walk on her own. He was more stubborn then she is! It was funny the way that he did it ( i thaught it was mean) but he got her to walk within a couple of weeks. (when she got down to crawl he would pick her up and take her back to the spot that she went down at and told her to walk he did this over and over again. So after 4 years of crawling she was walkign by the time she was 5 years old. (with what she has the average is 7-8 years old) Yes it does take a bit but anybody could do it. They just cant be scared.


myLot reputation of 84/100. oneandonemakesix (24153)   ranked 354 out of 18,741 in relationships  1 year ago

That is too true....with 4 kids, and 3 of them with varying special needs its difficult, even for people who aren't in a relaitonship to me, to understand.

Your B/F sounds like a special person and it takes special people with special needs children in their lives.

Mooch

PS thanx for best response


myLot reputation of 90/100. krislynn200002 (101)   ranked 3,379 out of 18,741 in relationships  1 year ago

Thanks for responding. I'll ahve to explain to you later about things. Hugs

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3. myLot reputation of 81/100. teetee195 (771)   ranked 1,831 out of 18,741 in relationships   3 months ago

Of course I would date a man with special needs children. I married him actually. I admit when I met my husband and he told me of his kids and the problems that they have I was a little but later found out that one child has a peanut allergy which isn't too bad, but another has had some major issues as serious as having epilepsy and a problem with fluid drainging from her brain to her spin.

I admit it's scary but over time I have learned how to deal with it and have grown to love all of my step children and there are 5 surviving and 2 that have passed on we celebrate off 7 of their birthdays either in spirit, a memorial or with cake and ice cream but they are all treated as loving special children they are as my own biological child is treated as one of the bunch.

I wouldn't let a child with special needs scare you away, they are all beautiful children you'll find they are more loving children as well at least I have found the one child has bonded so closely with me its amazing I love her as my own as I love the rest of them....

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