Loving Child
Things have been pretty rough for us lately. Keith and I have been arguing all the time it seems like and some days the boys can be too much to take. So I was reading Keith’s blog tonight and since I can’t violate his privacy and stick a link in here, I figured there was no harm in quoting a few sentences that really touched me.
While preparing to go to my second job Caleb comes to find me. And all he wants is to tell me he loves me and get a hug. I think he must have said it 3 or 4 times. Both of our two boys are autistic and sometimes its hard to tell how much they really understand things. Other times they clearly do know more than it seems. Sometimes it doesn’t matter - just simple acceptance and love without question. A hug could melt the worst things away………………a band-aid for the soul.
Caleb is our older 10 year old. Most days, he is not a very “huggy-feely” boy, the way Cameron is. Usually, the response I get is “leave me alone” or “I’m busy” so when I hear things like this, I know it must mean he really misses his dad. Keith works a lot so he’s hardly ever home. I imagine that’s difficult for the boys to process and understand.
I hope things change for the better soon. All this stress is taking its toll, as if our lives weren’t difficult enough already.
