Ep 14 | How to Handle Unsolicited Advice as a Special Needs Parent

🎙EPISODE 14: “Thanks, But I’ve Tried EVERYTHING” — How to Handle Unsolicited Parenting Without Losing Your Peace or Your Jesus! 😜

 You’re in aisle 6 just trying to buy frozen peas, your child is mid-meltdown, and here comes that lady with “helpful advice.” Sound familiar?

In this brutally honest (and sometimes hilarious) episode, we’re digging into the junk drawer labeled: unsolicited advice.

Deena and Christina get real about what it’s like parenting children with extreme behaviors—especially in public—and how to respond when strangers, family, or even well-meaning friends say, “Have youtried…?”

From feeding tube mishaps to epic hospital meltdowns and special needs parenting realities, we’re sharing the raw truth: sometimes the “advice” stings more than it soothes—unless you’ve done the inner work.

We talk pride, offense, exhaustion, and why your spiritual,mental, and emotional health MATTERS when you're under fire. This one’s packed with truth, faith, and real-deal mom grit.

 👂🏼🎧𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻:

👉 Learn how to respond to unsolicited advice withoutlosing your peace 😅

👉Get faith-based strategies for parenting throughtrauma and chaos 🛐

👉Laugh with us (or maybe cry—we get it) throughreal-life stories from the trenches 😭

👉Be reminded that your worth as a mom is NOT definedby one moment (or meltdown) 💗

 

🔑Key Takeaways

🩷 Unsolicited advice can trigger a spirit of offense—but only if you’re running on empty 🧯

💜 Spiritual, emotional & physical self-care = mom’s maintenance plan 🛠

💛 Not every “judgy” comment is an attack—sometimes it reveals more about their pain than your parenting.🩷 Extreme parenting requires extreme grace—for yourkids AND yourself 💕

💜 Responding with the love of Christ speaks louder than a mic drop comeback 🎤✝️

💛 God will equip you—but you have to partner with Him first 👊

 

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