Sweet Shoppe Designs

Journaling reads:
I used to wonder about it a lot. How could a mother not tell? If her own child was struggling to hear the world, Shouldn’t she
of all people be able to recognize the problems her child was facing? We didn’t discover your hearing loss until Thanksgiving ‘03 when we were all discussing your behavior. After the school nurse tested you, I’m not sure who felt worse, me or your teacher. We both experienced that same guilt. After meeting with the ENT, we were able to resolve the hearing issue with tubes. The ENT was amazed at how well you had adapted to the hearing loss and had learned to read lips. ’m not sure as impressed as he was with your coping abilities that it makes
me feel any better about not recognizing your struggle. I wonder if I had dectected it earlier, if you would have had to still endure years of speech therapy. My only consolation is that you’ve come through the experience with flying colors and are still extremely self confident.

Credits:
Papers from Eve Recinella's Sweet Tart Paper Pack except background paper by Gina Cabrera from Watercolor Mono Pack - Charteuse (altered);
Digital Extras: Crumpled Alphabet (altered) by Eve Recinella;
Digital Extras: Stained Shapes by Eve Recinella;
Fresh Flowers by Eve Recinella;
curl and paper tear template by Traci Sims;
Needful Things - Stitches 1 by Sausan Designs;
staple from Sweet Cherry Lime kit by Eve Recinella;
Paint Me Up Buttercup by Amanda Rockwell;
Frame by Nancy Comelab from March Grab Bag;
Atomic Cupcake Wild Tear and Ink actions;
Various Traci Murphy Drop Shadows.