2010, ISBN: 9781590513842

Jean-Louis Fournier did not expect to have a disabled child. He certainly did not expect to have two. But that is precisely what happened to this wry French humorist, and his attempts to … More...

Jean-Louis Fournier did not expect to have a disabled child. He certainly did not expect to have two. But that is precisely what happened to this wry French humorist, and his attempts to live and cope with his Mathieu and Thomas, both facing extremely debilitating physical and mental challenges, is the subject of this brave and heartbreaking book. Fournier recalls the life he imagined having. Jean-Louis Fournier did not expect to have a disabled child. He certainly did not expect to have two. But that is precisely what happened to this wry French humorist, and his attempts to live and cope with his Mathieu and Thomas, both facing extremely debilitating physical and mental challenges, is the subject of this brave and heartbreaking book. Fournier recalls the life he imagined having with his sonsbut his boys will never really grow up, and he mourns the loss of every memory he thought he'd have. Though a devoted father, he does not shy away from exploring the limits of his love, the countless times he is filled with frustration and disappointment with no relief in sight. Mathieu and Thomas can barely communicate, and each in turn repeats learned phrases, such as ';Where we going, Daddy?' (a favorite in the car) in what feels toFournier to be an eternal loop. In WhereWe Going, Daddy? Fournier reveals everything, and that is perhaps his most remarkable quality. He does not hide behind a mask of clichAAAa AaAAaAa AaAAAAAaAA AAaAAAaAaAAAa AaAAaAAAaAA! AAAAAaAA AAaAAAaAaAAAa AaAAaAa AaAAAaAAAAaAAAaAAAAaAaAA AAAa AaAAaAAAaAA! AAAaAAAAaAAAaAAAAaAAAaAAAAAa AaAAaAa AaAAAAAaAA AAaAAAaAaAAAa AaAAaAAAaAA! AAAaAAAAaAAAaAAAAaAaAA! AAAa AaAAaAa AaAAAaAAAAaAAAaAAAAaAaAA AAAa AaAAaAAAaAA! AAAaAAAAaAAAaAAAAaAAAaAAAAAa AaAAaAa AaAAAAAaAA AAaAAAaAaAAAa AaAAaAAAaAA! AAAAAaAA AAaAAAaAaAAAa AaAAaAa AaAAAAAaAA! AAaAaAAAAAa AaAAaAAAaAA! AAAaAAAAaAAAaAA! AAaAaAAAAAa AaAAaAAAaAA! AAAAAaAA! AAaAaAA AAAa AaAAaAa AaAAAAAaAA AAaAAAaAaAAAa AaAAaAAAaAA! AAAaAAAAaAAAaAAAAaAaAA! AAAa AaAAaAa AaAAAAAaAA! AAaAaAAAAAa AaAAaAAAaAA! AAAaAAAAaAAAaAA! AAaAaAAAAAa AaAAaAAAaAA! AAAaAAAAaAAAaAA?AAaAaAAAAAa AaAAaAa AaAAAAAaAA AAaAAAaAaAAAa AaAAaAAAaAA! AAAAAaAA AAaAAAaAaAAAa AaAAaAa AaAAAaAAAAaAAAaAAAAaAaAA AAAa AaAAaAAAaAA! AAAaAAAAaAAAaAAAAaAAAaAAAAAa AaAAaAa AaAAAAAaAA AAaAAAaAaAAAa AaAAaAAAaAA! AAAaAAAAaAAAaAAAAaAaAA! AAAa AaAAaAa AaAAAAAaAA! AAaAaAAAAAa AaAAaAAAaAA! AAAaAAAAaAAAaAA! AAaAaAAAAAa AaAAaAAAaAA! AAAAAaAAAAaAa. eBooks, Family and Health~~Advice on Parenting~~Child Care & Upbringing, Where We Going, Daddy?~~EBook~~9781590513842~~Adriana Hunter, Jean-Louis Fournier, , Where We Going, Daddy?, Jean-Louis Fournier, 9781590513842, Other Press, 05/11/2010, , , , Other Press<

ISBN: 9781590513842

Jean-Louis Fournier did not expect to have a disabled child. He certainly did not expect to have two. But that is precisely what happened to this wry French humorist and his attempts to … More...

Jean-Louis Fournier did not expect to have a disabled child. He certainly did not expect to have two. But that is precisely what happened to this wry French humorist and his attempts to live and cope with his Mathieu and Thomas both facing extremely debilitating physical and mental challenges is the subject of this brave and heartbreaking book. Fournier recalls the life he imagined having with his sons-but his boys will never really grow up and he mourns the loss of every memory he thought he"d have. Though a devoted father he does not shy away from exploring the limits of his love the countless times he is filled with frustration and disappointment with no relief in sight. Mathieu and Thomas can barely communicate and each in turn repeats learned phrases such as "Where we going Daddy?" (a favorite in the car) in what feels to Fournier to be an eternal loop. In WhereWe Going Daddy? Fournier reveals everything and that is perhaps his most remarkable quality. He does not hide behind a mask of cliché but gives voice to the darkness that comes with disability and the rare moments of light. Through short powerful vignettes Jean-Louis manages his grief with cynicism and humor. For parents of disabled children this book will offer some relief from the courage they must garner every day a chance to let down their guard laugh at themselves and embrace even the ugly emotions they feel. For the rest of us it"s an unsettling and heartfelt glimpse into an otherwise unimaginable life. eBook<

ISBN: 9781590513842

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ISBN: 9781590513842

Life with Two Sons Unlike Any Other Where We Going, Daddy?: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Children with Special Needs FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / P… More...

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2010, ISBN: 9781590513842

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