Tag: family

Surrounded And Alone

The hour would end, the door would close, and we would all be alone together again.

We use phrases like “they love me in their own way” or “deep down, he means well”…

As the parent to a child with Autism, it pulls me back to the early days of his life…

The thing is, I get it. I get why he wants to run around in the middle of the night…

That’s when being really cool became something I talk about in the past tense.

When he was two, I could never imagine five. When he was five, I could never imagine seven.

It’s not about speech, spectrums, or understanding. It’s about who we are as people.

I had done nothing wrong, but at the time, their confused glances sure made me feel that way.

Not the “Autism Awareness” where you are aware of what Autism is.

Autism or not, sing to your kids. Even if you, like me, never sing for anyone else, do it for them.