u/dabforscience

I love my mom so much. I want to help her overcome childhood trauma by way of educational freedom. Her mother denied her an education from a young age, taking away her right to choice. To me, choice = power + purpose. Learning something new always makes me feel more powerful and purposeful, and I want that for her. So i find myself in this subreddit. I don't even feel positive that obtaining her GED is even the first step, I almost feel like we need to go back to elementary basics.

About her: She is a server now, and has also worked as a preschool teacher at our church and several retail jobs. She completed her education up until middle school when her mother pulled her out. (The mother is a jehovah's witness and isolated her, not even homeschooling her once isolated.) My mom also has learning disabilities. She says she hated reading as a kid and still doesnt read unless she has to. I have a suspicion she could be dyslexic. She also doesn't understand basic math operations, didn't know that negative numbers existed, can't use a computer, etc.

Are there any resources out there that can give me actionable steps, in their most effective order? I can find materials, lessons, etc, but at this point I really need a clearer understanding of how to help teach a human from square 1, especially with potential learning differences.

Any and all advice welcome :-) Oh and Happy Mother's Day ❤️ I gave my mom a card with sticker pictures of her kids and she luved it <3 Moms are so tender and strong

Hi there. My dad has had PD since 2020 or earlier. He is really struggling with it now. He is a Christian, (baptist), and I'm wondering if anyone here has advice, resources, etc that would help him feel better through faith. It's really the only thing that seems to move him, so I feel this could be a solid avenue for comfort.

He specifically struggles with:

-Bodily decline: Not being able to physically do things he used to. He feels worthless if he's not doing hard manual labor. (He is a car mechanic and soon that will become impossible. He already has coworkers helping him lift tires/machinery)

-Emotional lows: The depression and anxiety really gets to him. He sometimes mentions he wishes he could c*mmit su*c*de.

-Overall loss of control: I think everyone here understands this one. Control/Choice regarding time, food, mind, body, etc is destroyed with PD :(

I hate this disease. Any and all advice is welcome, especially as it relates to Christian faith.