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JANUARY 11, 2012
Jan. 11th, 2012 08:53 amJanuary 11, 2012
This would have been my father's birthday, if he were still alive. I always felt it to be a special time of year in any case. The days are growing longer, there are lots more sunny days than not, and it's beginning to look and feel a bit like spring. It gives me the sense that it's a time of renewal, and there's a lot of hope in that feeling.
About Sean...well, living with an autistic child is always a challenge, but it does have its rewarding moments too. Rewarding in strange ways sometimes. Last night I was having problems trying to get to sleep and so was he. But finally, I managed to fall into a deep slumber around 11:30 PM, only to be awakened abruptly by my sweet child patting me on the shoulder. When I opened my eyes, I saw him standing right in front of me, holding a CD in one hand and his eyeglass spray and some kleenex in the other. I groaned, "What do you want?" or something like that, upon which he said, "Clean this disk for me," followed by, "Do it now, mom." One can only laugh, right?
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This would have been my father's birthday, if he were still alive. I always felt it to be a special time of year in any case. The days are growing longer, there are lots more sunny days than not, and it's beginning to look and feel a bit like spring. It gives me the sense that it's a time of renewal, and there's a lot of hope in that feeling.
About Sean...well, living with an autistic child is always a challenge, but it does have its rewarding moments too. Rewarding in strange ways sometimes. Last night I was having problems trying to get to sleep and so was he. But finally, I managed to fall into a deep slumber around 11:30 PM, only to be awakened abruptly by my sweet child patting me on the shoulder. When I opened my eyes, I saw him standing right in front of me, holding a CD in one hand and his eyeglass spray and some kleenex in the other. I groaned, "What do you want?" or something like that, upon which he said, "Clean this disk for me," followed by, "Do it now, mom." One can only laugh, right?
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