{"id":3280,"date":"2013-12-24T07:30:47","date_gmt":"2013-12-24T12:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/?p=3280"},"modified":"2013-12-24T07:30:47","modified_gmt":"2013-12-24T12:30:47","slug":"twas-the-night-before-ticmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/twas-the-night-before-ticmas\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Twas the night before TicMas…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"fb\"<\/span><\/a> …And all through the house
\nMy Stinker was squeaking
\nA bit like a mouse
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

It wasn’t too<\/span><\/em> bad, but it did make me pause
\nThat I’d sure like a gift from dear old Santa Clause
\nOne for myself cause’ I’m selfish that way<\/span><\/p>\n

But one also for you to arrive Christmas Day
\nJust a wee little something for us all to calm down
\nWhen Tourettes takes our smiles and turns them to frowns<\/span><\/p>\n

You see, you folk are e-mailing me all over the place
\nThat your kids’ tics are growing at quite a fast pace
\nYou’re all freaking out<\/span><\/p>\n

“Could it be sugar or Grinches
\nThat’s causing the coughs and the crazy nose pinches?”
\nAnd while some of its diet and perhaps lack of sleep<\/span><\/p>\n

The truth is that none of this might cause the squeaks
\nIt could just be that tics go up and go down
\nAnd who knows the darn reason those darn tics hang around!<\/span><\/p>\n

So Dear Santa, it’s Andrea… help me to feel fine
\nFor my son feels content
\nHelp me, too, fall in line!<\/span><\/p>\n

Bring me a present that might not mean healing
\nBut instead comes with grace and with thanks and good feeling
\nFor my boy – he’s so big now – oh, my, how he’s\u00a0grown<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Give it 10 years and I’ll be here alone
\nI don’t want to be thinking, “I missed this great season…
\n…I was freaked out and stressed. I blame tics for the reason!”<\/span><\/p>\n

No, let me remember that all kids have stuff
\nIt’s our love and our compassion
\nthat must be enough<\/span><\/p>\n

So to moms out there struggling, with all of my might
\nTake my virtual hugs
\nIt’ll all be alright!<\/span><\/p>\n

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