We've had a fairly peaceful few days around here. I am grateful for that. I'm still feeling overwhelmed by life in general. Let's face it -I have a really big job that doesn't pay worth a damn and doesn't get much respect. My mom says my rewards will be in heaven. At this rate, I may get there sooner than I think.
Every mom knows there are so many details to take care of. I spent this entire week running in circles, taking care of everyone else's little details. Doctors appointments, a dental appointment, hair salon (for mom, while I put my own hair on hold for a week) endless grocery shopping, dog groomer, cleaners, the bank, the nail salon --helping Mom prepare for her trip. I make endless phone calls and research programs and camps for the boys. Then I try to figure out how we can afford to make it all happen.
Don't tell me men don't have periods...cuz hubby was certainly on his this week. It's really hard to be the loving wife when my Gemini husband is in full fledged alternate personality. We are both stressed. He has a lot of responsibility with his job and the finances of taking care of this family. I guess it can't always be a honeymoon. I find myself pining over a young couple at Starbucks. I think...Wow! Wouldn't it be nice to be young and in love, having fun with no responsibilities?!" I guess I have to get my fix of that by going to the movies. Real life is no romantic comedy! At least not these days.
Instead of writing about the depressing subject I call my life, I thought we would lighten things up a bit. On my Facebook Community Page friends, Aspergers moms, dads and a few Aspies stop by, hang out, chime in on discussions and even share funny stories. I thought I would share one of them here.
Elena who has 3 children (one with Aspergers) writes:
Please tell me if this is a normal conversation... cuz I feel like I'm losing it:
"how was your day cutie?"
"great, my teacher said I behaved beautifully... I deserve a slurpee... but I think McDonald's is better."
"well, maybe later.."
"you want me to die of starvation"
"no, I said, maybe later"
I don't know about you but I thought this was hilarious. Probably because I have had similar dramatic conversations with my boys...especially Red. It's so good to know that I'm not alone. I wish we could all get together and have a few good Aspergers laughs. This community Facebook Page is the next best thing. Please come join us and feel free to comment or post your questions for discussion or feedback or just share your own funny stories.
Here's one more from Elena for the road. Her stories are so funny she should have her own blog. She say's she would rather share here:
I need your clicks below! PLEASE HELP keep me in the top 25! If you didn't know...you have to work to enjoy this blog! Just click...that's all you're done!
Every mom knows there are so many details to take care of. I spent this entire week running in circles, taking care of everyone else's little details. Doctors appointments, a dental appointment, hair salon (for mom, while I put my own hair on hold for a week) endless grocery shopping, dog groomer, cleaners, the bank, the nail salon --helping Mom prepare for her trip. I make endless phone calls and research programs and camps for the boys. Then I try to figure out how we can afford to make it all happen.
Don't tell me men don't have periods...cuz hubby was certainly on his this week. It's really hard to be the loving wife when my Gemini husband is in full fledged alternate personality. We are both stressed. He has a lot of responsibility with his job and the finances of taking care of this family. I guess it can't always be a honeymoon. I find myself pining over a young couple at Starbucks. I think...Wow! Wouldn't it be nice to be young and in love, having fun with no responsibilities?!" I guess I have to get my fix of that by going to the movies. Real life is no romantic comedy! At least not these days.
Elena who has 3 children (one with Aspergers) writes:
Please tell me if this is a normal conversation... cuz I feel like I'm losing it:
"how was your day cutie?"
"great, my teacher said I behaved beautifully... I deserve a slurpee... but I think McDonald's is better."
"well, maybe later.."
"you want me to die of starvation"
"no, I said, maybe later"
"if I don't have it now, I will die"
"I'll miss you if you die"
"I'm sitting in the car until you take me, but know that I might be dead when you decide to"
"I would like you to come in and if you must die, I want it to be in my bed while I lie next to you"
"you don't care if I die"
"yes, I do, but come on, I'll give you a piggy-back ride" .... (we go inside)
"G, would you like some movie theater butter popcorn?"
"sure mama, I'll die another day"
Here's one more from Elena for the road. Her stories are so funny she should have her own blog. She say's she would rather share here:
"hello mama, just calling to tell you I colored my tongue with a pink marker.."
"well cutie, why would you do that?"
"to make my tongue more colorful, of course... don't worry though, I used a washable marker... asalaam alaikum.." *click* ...
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Adelaide Dupont · 285 weeks ago
And for those of us who knew and appreciated these points in high school to a greater or lesser extent - always good to have a refresher and feel them through the current and future generations who we survived to be able to see.
I especially appreciated points 5, 7 and 10.
And young women not settling or settling down yet is a good thing.
"It's never too late to live our dreams" - but it may be too early for some of them!
And 8 of course.
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Maira L. Coral · 216 weeks ago
I was looking for information for my Multi-Genre Disability Research Project from my Early Childhood Special Education class on the web, when suddenly I came across your blog. I started reading this out of curiosity and I want to tell you that as you said yourself, you will not be Amanda Gorman, but you managed to make me shed some tears, perhaps because I felt totally identified with your words, especially in the part that you speak of your son. My son also has Asperger's syndrome, he is 19 years old and he is in the second semester of College. Also like yours, he takes classes from home, likewise my eldest daughter is also taking college classes from her room. At the same time, that I work as a preschool teacher from my kitchen through a computer, my husband sleeps in the room during the day because he works at night. Also in the afternoons I myself take virtual school classes. I am a 51-year-old Latin woman who began to learn the English language as adult, so maybe you find some deficiencies in my writing, however, I was very moved by how proud you express yourself about your son. Referent your mother, I liked the humorous tone that you give when your talk about her, so I did not want to miss this opportunity and stopped my assignments for a moment to let you know that your words do make a difference, since they reach the heart of at least those who have opportunity to read you. I want confess you that is the most long I have written to someone I don't know, because your words inspired me, thank you...
Gavin Bollard · 209 weeks ago
Thanks for this post. I've been very distracted of late and so this was how I found out about our friend Kate. Kate's struggles were very real but they were so constant and so wide-ranging that it was difficult for people around her to address them. I think it's going to take a while longer for me to process all this.
I learned so much from Kate because she was always quick to point out the many injustices in the world. In her glory days, she was very much a crusader and she cared for everyone. Over the years, as her situation took its toll, I came to realise that it was the fact that she couldn't be put in a single specific category, that made the system fail her. She needed help that they weren't set up to provide.
She needed more care and she needed to be less alone. I'm so sorry that this has happened.
For a long while we were corresponding almost every day but a couple of months ago, I realised that she had become so stressed that nearly every interaction I had with her was starting to trigger her. I backed away to give her a bit more space. She only had a little time that she could stand to be online and there were too many things that she wanted to do in that time. I thought that by taking a step back, she could reach out to more people who might be geographically closer and able to assist.
Kate was a beautiful soul and she will be sorely missed by all of us.
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Spoil your cat · 122 weeks ago
Many of these living arrangement aren't good, and many of the people who run those places really don't have the residents' best interest at heart. Those places are like old age homes and foster homes, where you sometimes hear horror stories. They're hard to trust. But then there are good ones, of course.
The best thing for an autistic adult is either to go on living at home or working and renting an apartment and living independently, but that isn't always an option.
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