Recently I took Eric to a local indoor water park for a few hours. He loved it. I had a few very interesting social observations. One of the most obvious was how we, the parents of special needs kids, never miss a moment in our kids lives. We are ever present, hyper vigilant, (over bearing ...
Last month Mr. Bacon and I were blessed to be able to go away on vacation without the kids. (Thank you Grandma and Pop Pop). We needed the break. REALLY needed the break. We have been to this place before with the kids back in 2012. So I found myself “seeing” the kids in different ...
I’ll admit I’ve always hoped that Eric would “blend in” to the crowd; conform to publicly acceptable behaviors. It’s taken me many, many years to be OK with his noises and quirky movements that are an extension of his communication abilities. Last week in BJ’s…we both had a breakthrough. As I was packing up the ...
It’s been 9 days since it happened. Somehow the emotional scars seem to heal quicker than the physical scars. We left the local aquarium because Eric started screaming really loud. After sitting in the car seeing if he would settle down enough for us to go back in, I decided to head home – and ...
This past weekend, we hauled all the Christmas decorations down from the attic. To be honest, I dread doing it every year. I wasn’t always like that- but somehow along the way, I’ve lost my Christmas magic. Our daughter was so excited to do it, that we took advantage of the long holiday weekend and ...
It was your typical Sunday. Eric had “a plan.” Daddy was going to take him to the local zoo to visit his favorite seals (they are really sea lions – but don’t correct him, or he’ll yell at you LOL). Daddy has some experience under his belt and logged onto their website and immediately a ...
(Note: this specialist decided to remove Eric’s sock and shoe and rub his leg/foot while we were talking #awkward #appreciatedtheattempt) It’s been almost 9 years since we received a diagnosis. We have tried lots of different treatments to lessen the burden of some of Eric’s symptoms. Most have been focused around GI and feeding issues, ...
A few things I fear because of autism; that really have nothing to do with autism. 1. I worry that my daughter will remember me as always stressed, crying or tired. When we have a hard day, I know I’m quick to snap at her. I pray that I can remember that the years are ...
—by Mrs. BaconAll of my life I’ve been a “planner.” I still have the 3 ring binder that I used to plan our wedding and can tell you exactly how much we paid for our honeymoon and videographer by glancing at the FINANCE tab. I would mail out cards for every special occasion so that ...
