I never did get back w/the ? on how I was going to enjoy life!
Son is no 1 on that list and sometimes he can b a lot of work w/his disability, but I prefer to look at the positive side. We had a nice little interaction yesterday. (trying to get him into real everyday 'conversations')
me: what's your name? s: it's momma! me: no, what's your name? s: hello, I'm Joe! (from the kid's show) me: you're not Joe, what's YOUR name? s: hello, I'm Steve! (same show!) me: no, you're not steve, who are you? s: I'm 8!
That was correct so we left it at that, and I was laughing too much to continue! I enjoy every sound out of s since his first dx was speech and language delay and the neurologist said he would never talk! He actually chatters all the time now, just mostly to himself.
But other things I want to enjoy are a lot of those things that I didn't get to do much w/ex around. Watching tv (w/o channel surfing) reading, working on MY hobbies, and camping. (can't wait to do that this summer, s was eager to do that last year as a way to get out of the house - we would just go camp out in the backyard) this year I am only a mile from a very nice state park and it is only $20 to get a year pass and $8 to pitch a tent. Of course, I need to go find a tent!
My ? for today is if there are any ideas out there on father's day. If we go and buy something, ex will know that it came from me (ie. pressure!) and so son and I are making a great big father's day card. (It was leftover from class and is the other teacher's writing; not mine on it!) We will just add some stickers and coloring and I have a couple of school papers to enclose. Does this sound like a good gift to mail to him from son?
I don't know if that is 'zero pressure' tho! I'm hitting on what counts and applying pressure from son!
