Slightly Happy Today...

I am very excited to say that I will be seeing our boys in Toronto and both shows in Montreal!
I’m in utter disbelief with the the ticket I scored for Toronto. This is the best seat I’ve ever had for a show, I couldn’t be more excited or more grateful for my good fortune. I’ll be bringing extra tissues for the inevitable bucket of tears I’ll be shedding….

awesome!  what section for Toronto?

Cool !!

lol nutella everywhere 😅

Got a different cream to put on my mosquito bites yesterday & slept like a baby all last night.
Blessed relief.

Vey happy, actually. Ever since the spawn was accepted into their new school for the fall, the change in them has been remarkable. For a several years they have not initiated any touch (cuddles, hugs, etc.) and have been angry when people tried to touch them even casually. (I did the same for years when I felt "untouchable" because of self loathing). Now, when we watch tv together on the couch, they are all over me like old times, grabbing my hands to hold them, leaning on me, stretching their legs out on my lap. 

They converse much more with us in terms of sharing their thoughts and initiating communication (they still don't ask us what we think or what our experiences are, but that will take time to learn, given autism). They are less cranky, in general. 

Even though I lived it when I was a teenager in school it was never quite as clear to me as now how much our school experience contributes to our sense of self worth at a young age. When you're told for years by a huge institution that is supposed to serve everybody that you don't belong and they have no place for you, I think it's almost impossible not to internalize that. t feels so nice to have huge, lovely parts of our kid back.