Clearly, my “you just have to believe” was not going to win against the scientific knowledge of a 14 year old who watches way too much YouTube.
Read MoreWe have bubble wrapped, sanitized and scheduled most of the spontaneity out of childhood, but for the love of candy, let’s not micromanage Halloween.
Read MoreI felt a bit awkward for making her feel awkward which made the situation all the more, well, awkward.
Read MoreIt’s like a Sisyphean task, only instead of a boulder, its school registration and once you figure it out, the rules will change and the rock will roll back down the hill.
Read MoreFind the place where you can lose yourself, where your mind can have the luxury to wander with no real purpose.
Read MoreIt was one thing to yank me around in the game of legality ping pong but yanking around my kids was cause to shake off my indifference and do something.
Read MoreIt was crushing to see him so sad. He had skipped off to school so happy and I think he was just hurt that something so normal to him would be called out.
Read MoreIt was like a game of Autism Archaeology, digging through the layers question by question to piece together his day.
Read MoreUnlike a bump or a scrape that can be healed with mommy magic, this hurt was not so easily fixed.
Read MoreAll of this brings me to the next phase in my coming out journey.
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