S19 and I have this thing where we're learning how to do manly things that H used to do. We're trying to hang curtains and most of our (my) attempts have been fails. 12 you tube videos later and S19 says he thinks he gets its now. So last night he attempts to hang curtains in his room but needs my help. The room is small and he has a lot of furniture so the two of us are standing on one chair trying to screw brackets into the wall. He didn't get it but I eventually did. He acknowledged that my idea was better without feeling shame.
At that moment it hit me how completely adorable this was and I smiled. S19 (aspergers) has come so far since H left. S19 can do calculus in his head but struggles with basic life skills. H shamed him for that and S19 quit trying.
