My Boys
My Boys. Wesley(6), Damien(3)
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Okay, Today is one of those bad days that you hear about autistic children having. This past weekend out family was involved with the relay for Life in our county. We spent all day there on Saturday which was a lot of over stimulation for the boys. Apparently last nights sleep was not enough for the to recover, because ever since they woke up they have both been very touchy and moody. This morning, I needed some things from the store, and Wesley wanted to come with me,so I took him with eon the condition that he would behave himself. Yeah right! We started getting things into our cart, and then he started to act up. So I simply left the card where it was and picked up and half carried, half dragged him out f the store, but let me tell you, the kid is 62 pounds. So it basically took me a good 15 minutes to get him outside. Meanwhile he is screaming and flailing his arms and legs. I am used to this, because it happens a lot. What I am still not used to is the staring people. They stare at us and shake their heads at me. They make rude comments about Some parents! This is the part that I don;t think that I will ever get used to. For the people who just suit there and stare I will say"He is autistic, any questions?" Then they will stop, or make another comment. Some will even apologize. Sometimes, I wish that I could just put some kind of sign on him that says"I'm autistic" so that when things like this happen, people will just know. But would that really solve things? Or will people still think that this is all just my fault, and bad parenting?
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Brandi, hang in there. I'm sure you are a great mom. Some people just dont understand, even if you tell them he is autistic. I have a son who has adhd and some people don't get the way he behaves especially when he doesn't take his medication. They tell you that you are not raising him right. Yeah,well let them try. It's not easy. I kind of know where you are coming from. Just keep your chin up and smile.
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ReplyDeleteBrandi, I am really sorry that you are having to deal with these unfortunate circumstances. I am not a mother yet but I do have friends that have autistic children and siblings. I hear and see their struggles on a regular basis so I see what your going through, some what. All I can say is hang in there. You know you are doing your best and thats all you can really do. As for the people who stare, just try your hardest to ignore them. You do not have to explain yourself to anyone. It is none of their business what they think.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind comments. I appreciate everything that you said. There should be more epople like you in the world.
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