All these feelings are valid. Indian mothers of handicapped children reflect on the irony of the situation where thousands of women in rural areas and homeless on footpaths, without having access to the basic healthcare, are able to deliver normal babies. Along with anger comes the fear and guilt that an unknown karma is at work. Perhaps my fate is bad, they wonder. I am not meant to be happy in this life.
Self pity follows.
The Problem of Acceptance Without doubt it is difficult to accept the fact that a child is handicapped for life. This implies many things. That the mother may have to sacrifice fully or partially, her ambitions for a career. The father, whatever the nature of his profession and opportunities available, may have to stay tied to a city or town where help is available for the child. Physically, more efforts have to be put in to cope with the child.