As the parent of a child on the spectrum….I extend and extra special Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mommy’s that deal with what I do every, single day.
There are days when it all seems too much, but guess what, it really is too much and we’ve evolved into such superior beings that now only some days are more than we can deal with. We’ve learned to sail through the other ones relatively unscathed. Pretty amazing isn’t it.
So, the laundry piles up, the car is filthy, the mail is unread and your hair needs a trim. These things happen so often, I’m not even sure I care anymore! I’ve let my old standards go and I think that it’s a good thing. Perhaps there is something charming about crusty car seats.
As spectrum Mom’s, we have a very unique problem to solve… How do we give our kids all that they need to live life to the fullest, without ever seeming like we’re fixing them? If we’re fixing them, that would mean they are broken, right? How do we navigate through a world that isn’t really equipped for our kids and try to create the perfect school setting? Find the right baseball team? The right therapy combo? The right summer camp? Do they exist? And why is it that just when you think you find the right fit and start to relax — all hell breaks loose?
We are warriors on the front line of autism and we’re not willing to settle. We will continue to carve the path that allows our kids to learn, grow and love. We will jump over hurdles and knock down walls along the way. Because, if we don’t, who else will?
So thank you other autism mommies. Thank you for being strong and amazing. For being understanding and loving. For being unbearably exhausted and still pressing on.
Happy Mother’s Day!!!