Tag: positive

How My Non-Verbal Son Reminds Me To Be Happy

It”s rare that I leave an interaction with him without smiling a little bit more than when I went in.

The dates from our lives looked like quotes from science fiction novels dating back centuries.

My concern, as insane as it was, was that maybe by accepting it, I was pushing him towards a future that wasn’t his. I was convinced of it.

When it comes to making yourself a better person, the only expiration is the day you die.

I’ve made a lot of changes since that day in 2012 but it didn’t happen overnight…

Being tired as a grown up is a sign that you matter. You’ve created a life where you’re needed.

You’re not perfect. You’re not awful. You just are.

I remember it all. Every trip and fall, every stumble down the low road, I have it all filed away in my head.

I pulled all the walls down and spoke to them as plainly as possible. I wasn’t hiding anything about who he is.

As strange as it may seem to someone who isn’t in a similar situation, my house didn’t feel “alive” anymore.