Tag: autism father

Making It Through That One Day

Keeping his iPad away for the entire final day of Spring Break sounded crazy to everyone, including me, but it had to be done.

He’s not being rude. He’s being him. If you’re patient, though, he’s fantastic.

There’s something so unique and inspiring about it, that it’s hard to put into words.

How can I raise a child with Autism? I just do. And it’s great.

It’s why my stomach gets knots. It’s why I come running.

I refuse to leave him sitting in the living room.

Just because I don’t know why he reacts a certain way to something, that doesn’t mean I can’t support him during it.

I had to force myself to see the worst of him, even though I usually can only see the best.

When you truly accept anything as a possibility then everything is perfect.

What followed was a barrage of sad heart emojis mixed with the occasional, “Stay Strong, Mama”.