Carry
I heard someone remark last week while glancing at their phone," Her posts are kind of a downer. I had to stop following her on Facebook ". I was surprised as this was an older woman who had had her share of troubles herself. The person she was referring to was a single mom thrust into the role of raising an autistic toddler...all...by...herself. I was quiet and walked on my way, but did reflect upon the fact that being a special needs parent costs more than being unfollowed on FB. It costs $, it costs relationships, and , sometimes, it costs your own sanity. This October marks a year since we have been chasing a diagnosis for one of our kids. It has cost us a lot of $, some relationships and I have walked the tightrope of despair. Through it all, I have probably lost some FB followers myself. However, I am still surprised and so infinitely grateful for the people who have stayed with me. Who keeps inviting me out to waffles, Italian food, and seductive ice cream rendezvous....