tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441989712918579133.post803661139833904392..comments2024-01-26T03:49:33.080-05:00Comments on Rarer in Girls...My Daughter with Autism: Christmas nightSuzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08240262747073351481noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441989712918579133.post-34020105111088391102013-01-06T02:59:10.454-05:002013-01-06T02:59:10.454-05:00"Like so many things, it's my dream, not ..."Like so many things, it's my dream, not hers. It's my sadness, not hers. But my latest way of thinking is to admit the sadness, and try to move on from it."<br /><br />I so relate. I feel like you are in my head. I also saw those pictures of Janey. I feel like she looks remotely like my daughter too. Maybe that's what my daughter will look like in 5 or so years. Happy holidays & happy new year!1 out of 64https://www.blogger.com/profile/16270895599236462343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441989712918579133.post-83373862671528730752012-12-27T14:44:36.416-05:002012-12-27T14:44:36.416-05:00It truly is disheartening. I was trying to figure...It truly is disheartening. I was trying to figure out the last few days why it bothers me so much, more than a lot of other issues that I would think would bother me more. I think it's because Christmas and other similar holidays are like the payoff for parenting. They are set apart from the everyday, "need to do things right and in moderation" parenting grind. We want to give our kids a treat, a magical Christmas, to make them happy and to enjoy them, and when our kids just aren't into it, due to lack of understanding or being overwhelmed or whatever, it feels like a rejection, although I know it's not. Best wishes for getting through this season, and thinking of you as you start your exciting journey into the World of Autism (a little bit of gallows humor there, but I do mean it!)Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08240262747073351481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441989712918579133.post-54056435520228820952012-12-26T17:24:37.233-05:002012-12-26T17:24:37.233-05:00I've been feeling similarly about my son (who ...I've been feeling similarly about my son (who is much younger and with whom we've only recently started the diagnostic process but is definitely autistic) over the last day or two. It's really disheartening when you want to share the excitement with your child and they're not excited (whether or not it's because they aren't able to grasp what's going on).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com