# @theconnectedparentsite on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DEnJa93xsRe
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/61884228-theconnectedparentsite-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/e8bd6b845e.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-01-09T16:41:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Julie Walters | The Connected Parent (@theconnectedparentsite) — https://gondola.cc/theconnectedparentsite

## Caption

this feeling >>>>

This feeling is not something that comes naturally to me, and I'd venture to say it probably doesn't for most parents...

It's uncomfortable and sometimes even scary to speak up when it feels like we should just "stay in our lane"

But as a parent, you do it anyway because NOTHING is more important than making sure your child's needs are getting met.

Advocacy isn't easy, and it often pushes us outside of our comfort zones...

But our kids deserve to have someone who is relentlessly fighting in their corner 💪

Do you have a time where you felt uncomfortable but advocated through it anyway? Tell us about it in the comments ⤵️

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## Tags

pcdh19, ieps, autism, disability, rarediseaseresources, disabilityparent, raremom, neurodiversityaffirming, raredisease, school, autismmom, disabilitymom, disabilityresources, autismresources, iep, neurodivergent, specialneeds, medicalmom, parentingrare

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