Sometime in the past year, they did a piece on the news or in the paper on an official cuddler. I thought the whole thing was fricking insane!
Tell you what, I can save you money if you're ever tempted to hire one: go visit the local ILC/special ed program at your closest school. I'd bet half the class would hug you on sight! I've never lacked for hugs from any one of D16's classmates.
That $60/hr is more than I pay for her hippotherapy. That has got to be the stupidest thing I've ever heard!
Back to the program, already in progress...
"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."