Everyone is on the same page in that we’re all aware that autism exists. It doesn’t mean that people accept it.
A single father shares how being shaped by his nonverbal son and teenage daughter reframed what strength, love, and success really mean.
Tag: Parenting
My Meta Morning of Madness
Ugh! Why would you make him kiss me like that!?
Preparing For Battles That Never Happen
You stop caring about what people think of you when you realize how seldom they do.
Fathers Get To Be Corny
I started to piece the puzzle together and that’s when I learned that, as a dad, I was given pretty much free reign to be as dorky as I wanted.
Dad Discrimination
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.
Making Our Own Milestones
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.”
Through Our Cynical Eyes
I’m not writing this to simply tell the story of seeing the world through Olivia’s eyes, but also about accidentally making her see the world through mine.
This Isn’t About Autism
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.
Before and After
Chris’s death devastated me. Even now as I write this 13 years later, I have a hard time expressing my feelings about it.
The Impostor Syndrome
You keep waiting for an adultier adult to run in and say, “Ladies and gentlemen, this person is a liar!”
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