I had been struggling. What to blog. So I just didn’t.
My last 2 posts were memes. That was almost 8
months ago.
I was at a cross roads. After Riley finished high
school over a year ago, I decided “we” needed to take a gap year. Am I regretting
that? Absolutely not! I think both Riley and I needed this past year to
regroup, re-energize and get ready to take on the next phase.
Adulthood.
Sounds scary doesn’t it.
When Riley was in school there was a plan. A direction
of sorts. Even though there was some uncertainty…there was a plan. A schedule
if you will. From September through June, Riley would be in school. Developing,
learning, and socializing.
For 14 years (Riley repeated Kindergarten) we had a
plan. Even though I could only look ahead a year at a time…there was a plan.
For 14 years.
And then…
We had no plan.
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I found the above half-written post in my drafts
folder along with a link to this OMG-THIS-IS-US!!! article “Loosening the Ties that Bind: Growing Up with Autism” by Liane Kupferberg
Carter.
Her last paragraph sums it up perfectly “But we must. And we will figure out what
comes next. We will do this just as we have done everything else these past
twenty years. Pulling together as a family.”
Thanks Liane! I think I am ready again to hit the
ground running jogging slowly okay…perhaps just walking.
I think I am ready to take on this adulthood thing
with some renewed energy.
I am ready.
