My son, Jonathan, has cerebral palsy, and no matter how much we try to help him, he’s constantly frustrated by what he can’t do. He’s always angry—at me, his father, his sister, but most of all at himself. I would say his identity is very much tied up with his cerebral palsy.” The group was hushed. Stymied. The problems presented by these mothers seemed too extreme to yield to any of the skills we talked about here. Very gently, someone asked Jonathan’s mother, “How does your daughter react to all this?” “Oh, Jennifer is wonderful, just wonderful! She makes very few demands upon me.” Almost
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