Tag: family

The Ballad of Ball-O

The best part of Ball-O is the story of how we got him…

I pictured Ashton Kutcher running into her room and yelling, “We got you, Daddy! Ha! Your friend, God, set you up!”

I thought to myself, “Well, that was different. I guess that’s who I am now.”

“Hop up on the scale for me buddy.” That’s when the gates of hell open.

Stimming doesn’t give a child Autism. In fact, “stimming” isn’t even exclusive to Autism.

A voice in my head whispered, “Why did you do that? What do you know about babies?”

No one has to validate your happiness. You just have to feel it.

As his Dad, it makes keeping him out of harm’s way, the hardest job I have, even harder.

They know to never listen if I ask them to smell their food or accept a Hurtz Donut.

We just literally moved yesterday. Half the things in this room are still covered in cellophane.