David's Mother

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After watching David’s Mother, I believe I now have a more knowledgeable and empathetic perspective of how parents of children with special needs manage their lives. David’s Mother sheds light onto the easily-neglected world of the parent of a child with special needs, and seeing the parental issues involved. Viewing how Sally dealt with the widespread issues that evolve from raising and caring for such a child, really made me wonder whom we should pity. The child, or his/her helpless parent? (Besides for the fact that pity is not the appropriate emotion to express towards these children anyway.) Let’s face it. Sally has it pretty tough. Can you really blame her for getting too immersed in her son’s situation? How would any one of us cope with such a severe prognosis? She loved her son David with all of her heart, down to the core. Who can limit a mother’s love for her child? On the other hand, there is a famous quote, “The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.” Although I’m positive that Sally intended only the best for David, that doesn’t mean that she wasn’t completely wrong when it came to knowing what proper care dictates.
Sally acted as any mother would, the nurture and compassion that she displayed are innate instincts that even animals possess. Although I was a bit surprised at some of her apparent callousness towards her son at times, it was obvious that she loved him so much, that in her own eyes she wasn’t callous at all. She would sometimes get upset at him for ignoring her, did she really expect him to answer? No, that was just the relationship that they shared; she spoke, and she answered for him. Think what you may, but surely no one has a deeper affection for David than his own mother.
After watching this film, I believe that parents have a special connection with their children, especially those with special needs. There is some type of understanding that exists, although it ...