This week, I’m thankful for:
I came across this quiz (http://www.rdos.net/eng/) posted on a group on Facebook this morning and thought it would be interesting to take as it measures how “Aspie” one is. I have no idea how reliable the quiz is, so please don’t use it as a diagnosis tool. Thought I would share my results:
Your Aspie score: 41 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 171 of 200
You are very likely neurotypical
I welcome people with a Spectrum diagnosis to take the test and let me know what their results are, purely out of curiosity.
Autism is part of you, and how you view the world…it doesn’t define you. I will always be here.
Mommy
xoxo
Without any verbal prompting, my son starting immitating me and helping clean up sticks and branches after a rainstorm. Mamma pride!
Thought it was appropriate to have a silly Motivational Monday for the Victoria Day weekend!
Have fun and be safe this long weekend!
I threw out my kids‘ old backpacks and my son’s winter boots…and I feel horrible about it. Despite the holes in the backpacks (there was barely any bottom left) and my son’s winter boots didn’t do up anymore, I still feel like a bad mom.
I grew up in a family where we believed “help thy neighbour”. It’s probably part of why I became a fundraiser (when I worked outside the home). How better to help thy neighbour than raising funds and/or items for those who need them?
I’m also raising my kids with the same philosophy. Whenever they aren’t using something anymore and/or have outgrown something, we give them to friends we know as hand-me-downs or to a charity. (It really helps me logistically that there’s a Goodwill literally right beside my son’s IBI therapy so I don’t need to make an extra stop, but I digress…)
But the backpacks and boots were so far gone that I just couldn’t donate them or give them away. Putting them in the garbage bag this week and taking them to the dump felt so…wrong. I have thrown away stained clothing before and broken toys, and not felt bad about it but this was a gut-wrenching experience, and my reaction surprised me. I had to stop myself from taking them back out before throwing the bag into the dumpster at the dump.
Even today, 2 days later, I still feel bad about it. I had bought the boots at a second hand store and I got the backpacks off of a “Recycling Kindness” group on Facebook (where all items posted are free, in the efforts of keeping them out of the landfill) so the three items were well-used and had blessed at least two families for the purposes they had been designed for. I also bought replacement backpacks at Goodwill before I threw out the old ones. I’m not going to replace my son’s winter boots until closer to next winter as his feet are growing by the second right now.
I still feel bad though. : (
Borrowed from Single Mothers Who have Children With Autism’s Facebook page:
THINGS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME:
To Value a job well done: “If you’re going to kill eachother, do it outside, I just finished cleaning.”
All about time travel: “If you don’t straighten up, I’m going to knock you into the middle of next week!”
Logic: “Because I said so, that’s why.” (I’m so guilty of this one!)
Foresight: “Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you’re in an accident.”
Irony: “Keep crying and I’ll give you something to cry about.”
Osmosis: “Shut your mouth and eat your supper.”
Stamina: “You’ll sit there until all that spinach is gone.”
Weather: “This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it.”
Hypocrisy: “If I told you once, I’ve told you a million times. Don’t exaggerate!”
Circle of Life: “I brought you into this world, and I can take you out.”
Behaviour Modification: “Stop acting like your father!” (I’ve been sssoooooo tempted to say this, sssooooo many times)
Thankfullness: “There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don’t have wonderful parents like you do.”
Anticipation: “Just wait until we get home.”
Receiving: “You are going to get it when you get home.”
Medical Science: “If you don’t stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way.”
How to become an adult: “If you don’t eat your vegetables, you’ll never grow up.”
Wisdom: “When you get to be my age, you’ll understand.” (I’ve used a version of this)
Justice: “One day, you’ll have kids and I hope they turn out just like you.”
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY
to all the moms, moms-to-be, moms only in your hearts, and “Mr. Moms”. You are all amazing!
