It has only been a couple of weeks, but my family and friends are now asking me-
“What am I doing with my time?”
Well, the truth is nothing. As a mother I often think of how having a special needs child impacted our family unit, but I had not put a lot of thought into how caring for someone impacted my partner in life. My husband literally looked at me and said, I see my girlfriend again!
Don’t get me wrong, my husband and I are longtime friends, and we have a ton of fun but as we were contemplating our new reality, we realized we could just be ourselves.
So, when my older daughter now asks what are we doing- we say DATING again!
In all seriousness, taking care of each other is essential to supporting your loved one on the spectrum.
