Sure, there were times that I was wrong. It wasn’t every time, though.
I'm James Guttman, father of two children. One non-verbal with autism and one non stop verbal with attitude. New Posts: Every Monday and Wednesday
Tag: stress
Judged, But Still Standing
Even if I convince them of the truth today, they’ll just believe another lie tomorrow.
I Can’t Fail Him, But I Worry I Might
Nebulizer? Medicine? What? What does this kid need? Even if he could speak, I might not know.
You Can’t Change Anyone But Yourself
I may have enlightenment, but that’s a very different thing than having control.
New Me, Old Me, Both Me
OK. Great. Now I have to fight this guy and the ice cream is going to melt.
Inner Peace, Outer Turmoil
Zen’s great. But sometimes it’s OK to be like, “What the…?!”
I Didn’t Think I’d Live This Long
In my head, I was forever 21 and reaching middle age just didn’t seem to fit with my persona.
Cleaning Up His Messes
The box is tossed in front of the front door, the bag is almost completely empty, and, mixed between the pieces, are squashed particles of cereal dust.
Angry, Not Angry
I didn’t get mad at him for an impulse that he obviously couldn’t control in that moment. I wanted to. A voice in my head said, “Yo. Freak out.”
Click, Click, Boom
If you can’t be at peace, at least be a story.
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