Making Someone Happy

I love it when I am able to surprise someone. Today I gave my friend her autism purse that my mom made for her. She was so happy and almost cried. She really needed it after the weekend she had. After talking to her, I felt better about Logan and his meltdowns. We were discussing how to handle them with our boys. I can't really say I have found a way to calm him down. So much of the time if I try to comfort him, he just gets more upset. Most of the time, I just let him get it out of his system. Then he will come to me if he wants to. I think that sometimes whatever sets them off just has to be worked through. You cannnot force them to "get over" something. I think each child with autism has their own timetable. Bless his heart my husband kind of lost it today. He got upset about some of Logan's behaviors. He said he felt mad and frustrated because he couldn't do more for him. I told him he should not feel guilty for feeling that way. He then asked me how I dealt with it all the time. Apparently, he thinks I deal better than him. I cannot tell you the number of times I have broken down and cried while trying to something as simple as cleaning Logan's nasty nose out! Or the nights I have cried myself to sleep thinking how I wish my life was different. And then feel guilty for thinking that. Some days I think I am strong and other days autism kicks my butt. But at least I was able to make my friend happy today. I also want to say thanks to everyone who reads this blog. I enjoy doing it and helps me out a lot. God bless to all.