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Welcome To Holland: Imagine How It Would Feel. It Is Like This..

The document uses the metaphor of a trip to Italy to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability, likening it to unexpectedly arriving in Holland instead. While the initial disappointment of not reaching the intended destination is significant, it emphasizes the beauty and unique experiences that Holland offers. Ultimately, it encourages embracing the new journey and appreciating the special aspects of life in Holland rather than lamenting the lost dream of Italy.
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Welcome To Holland: Imagine How It Would Feel. It Is Like This..

The document uses the metaphor of a trip to Italy to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability, likening it to unexpectedly arriving in Holland instead. While the initial disappointment of not reaching the intended destination is significant, it emphasizes the beauty and unique experiences that Holland offers. Ultimately, it encourages embracing the new journey and appreciating the special aspects of life in Holland rather than lamenting the lost dream of Italy.
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Welcome to Holland just a different place.

I am often asked to describe the So you must go out and buy new guides.
experience of raising a child with a And you must learn a new language. And
disability - to try to help the will meet a new group of people who
people who have not shared that I would have never known.
unique experience to understand it,
imagine how it would feel. It is like this... It is simply a different place. It is a
slower pace than Italy, less flashy
When you are going to have a baby, it is like What Italy. But after having been there.
plan a fabulous vacation trip for a while and catch your breath, you look at
Italy. You buy a bunch of guides of your surroundings... and it starts to be noticeable that

travel and make wonderful plans. The Coliseum. Holland has windmills... and Holland
David by Miguel Ángel. The gondolas of it has tulips. Holland even has
Venice. You can learn some Rembrandt.
Italian phrases. Everything is very exciting.
But everyone is very busy going
After months of eager anticipation, and coming from Italy... and everyone boasts about it
the day finally arrives. You pack your bags and What a wonderful time they spent
you are leaving. Several hours later, the plane there. And for the rest of your life, you will say: 'Yes,
lands. The flight attendant comes and says: that's where I was supposed to go. That's it.
Welcome to Holland. what I had planned.

"Holland??" what you say. "What do you want? And the pain never, never, never, never
Say with Holland? I registered in Italy! It it will disappear... due to the loss of that
I suppose I must be in Italy. All my life. dream is a very significant loss.
I have dreamed of going to Italy.
But... if you spend your life lamenting the
But there has been a change in the plan of the fact that he didn't arrive in Italy, he can never
flight. They have landed in Holland and must be free to enjoy the very special,
stay here. the very beautiful things... from Holland.

The important thing is that they have not taken you to a


horrible place, disgusting, dirty, full of
pestilence, hunger, and disease. It is By: Emily Perl Kingsley

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