Good morning all of you. We had some people wander in here last night and boy what a night to wander in. Em tries so hard to be the girl and friend everyone expects her to be that sometimes she forgets that she needs to be herself. Shes always been about advocating for Autism but lately it becomes about others not herself. Im noticing more shame and hiding it from people who are her age. So when people like Lili come around and have the same struggles and remind her its ok. Its good. Shes not using it as a crutch or an exit strategy (aka excuse). She knows there are consequenses that fit her (takes into consideration) for inappropriate behaviors even if contributed to it. But no way should she be ashamed of who she is. Yet, alas, someone made her feel somewhere along the line that she should be normal. So she is trying. And when that happens... things like last night happens when she tries so hard to fit in and it goes all sideways ontop of it all. She needs to be herself and she will be since the people that love her the most and the friends that are there when she needs them the most get that and embrace her as such. No strings attached. And right now, Em is waking up now in a better place. People reached out and sent her messages. Some even made plans with her. Thats what she needed. Life is not easy and yes we hit some dark places but like I was told by a friend last night, without the dark we cant see the stars. To me those stars represent hope and growth. I guess my handwritten blogs about our dark spots have stars in them. Ill get them up this weekend. There are 4 or 5 handwritten ones that I need to type up. So thank you for being here. Thank you for loving her. Thank you for not judging her. She has a voice here. Even if its mom doing all the typing. She knows it. And she will post soon. Once shes regained her bearings.
Posted on: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 13:28:32 +0000
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