Tag: autism

My Meta Morning of Madness

Ugh! Why would you make him kiss me like that!?

You stop caring about what people think of you when you realize how seldom they do.

So many people like to preach about the importance of fathers in a family unit but then look down on them when they arrive pushing a stroller.

Surely he’d talk by three. When three came and went, it was surely four. It was a never ending cycle of “everything will be different next year.”

A family is made up of many people. While no member should be raised above others to define you all, no member should hidden in the shadows either.

What followed was a ten minute game of angry Twister that left us with an awful haircut and an even more awful memory.

Lucas may be able to recognize some words and directions but, as a non-verbal five year old, the concept of “bless you” isn’t one of them.

The memories that matter to our kids, not to us, are the ones that make a difference

Today, I ask that same question in a very different way.

All eyes are on you to end it as soon as you can. It’s a moment that every special needs parent has dealt with.