Posts Tagged ‘open letter’
An Open Letter to the Person who Knows how to Cure Autism
Stop emailing me. Stop emailing parents like me. Stop. Just stop. Remove us from your mailing list. Leave us alone. Please. Because while I’m weathered enough now to not get my hopes up and fall for these things, many parents aren’t yet. You are preying on families. Moms and dads of newly diagnosed children who have just heard the word autism said out loud for the first time about their beautiful child. ‘Give your child this pill and their autism will be gone.’ ‘Have your child watch this video and…
Read MoreTo the Friend who Stood by Me
I called you today, friend. You knew today was the day. The day of the appointment. You told me that whatever the outcome I should call right away, or at least text. You said you would be right over. Like the true friend that you are you said I could cry and drink wine and we could either talk about my stress and fear or just sit and do nothing. Either way you would listen. I want to thank you for that. I needed it. Just knowing that you care…
Read MoreA Letter to the Family and Friends of An Autism Parent
Dear friends and family, I am sitting here thinking about our relationship. And about how much I love you. And how I rarely see you. We joke that it’s because life is so busy. We have jobs and babies. Life is crazy. And how some day it will be better. We will have more time. One of these days we will actually get together and do something. I’m not sure if that’s entirely true though…at least not for me. We are different. We are friends. We are family. But we…
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