Joy In The Midst of Struggles

A friend of mine is doing a research paper on CP and asked me questions about it. I thought it would be beneficial for all of you to read the answers as well. Give a little insight of what I may not cover in my blog posts! :)  What classification of CP do you have? I have mild, spastic CP. It affects my whole body What difficulties did you have when you were young (socially, physically, emotionally, etc.)? Well this is a hefty question lol. Let’s start with physically – obviously I could not do the things that other kids could. I couldn’t run as fast as others or play any sports very well. I struggled with fine motor skills so I had to constantly get help or have adaptations. Emotionally/socially: I was blessed with good friends and I never truly got bullied which is very rare so socially I felt okay. Emotionally, not so much. I struggled a lot with why I was different. I didn’t like not being able to do things that my friends could do. I hated getting stared at in public