And then, at strange intervals of time and in unpredictable instances, it hits me anyway: I am not raising a child anymore. And yet I have a child, this innocent boy, and with Andy I must love him fiercely…help shape his future…nurture him as best we can. I only see Jonah for a few hours every week. Sometimes it doesn’t go well, and I don’t write about it. While I try not to sugarcoat this blog, I do, on occasion, commit the sin of omission.
Archive for February, 2012
every new normal
Posted in autism, behavior, grandma, Uncategorized, tagged Gen X, Guster, Las Vegas, Red Cross, school shooting, volunteer on February 27, 2012 | 6 Comments »
his boy elroy
Posted in Anderson School, autism, grandma, potty training, trains, Uncategorized, tagged His Boy Elroy, ScareMeNots on February 20, 2012 | 3 Comments »
I think this picture was taken last weekend. I’ll never tire of taking Jonah’s picture and then looking at them later. I’ve been sending more postcards and letters and little packages to him. I miss my boy.
young enough
Posted in Uncategorized on February 14, 2012 | 3 Comments »
I am not young enough to know everything. Oscar Wilde
christy lane, loud & really freaking clear
Posted in autism, behavior, grandma, The Anderson School for Autism, Uncategorized, tagged Christy Lane, ScareMeNots, Smile-Therapy, Whitney Houston on February 11, 2012 | 2 Comments »
I seek affirmation and seek affirmation and seek affirmation. From my mom, my father, my boyfriend, my friends, my boss –even my child. Clearly I need to stop thinking of myself in every scenario. Perhaps not coincidentally, I just finished reading a fantastic book Tim Smith of Smile-Therapy sent me: Go Givers Sell More. The books co-authors talk about how the sales process isn’t about you. They suggest getting on the phone and listening to people’s stories, to find out what makes them tick, where they come from, what they dream of doing someday. It’s got the flavor of Carnegie, only rings far less scripted, more sincere. Be a giver. Listen.
