Hello Taylor, I identify with much of your musings and thoughts even though I'm almost 60 and realizing that I'm probably autistic. My sons are in their late 20s, not school age and so the demands upon my time are different than the demands that you face and still. . . I have had grand plans that seem to continually go awray: surgeries, injuries, cancellations, graduate school plans for eldest autistic son that haven't worked out. I'd love to be the elder woman who says "hey, you'll get it all put together in another year or so..." Instead I'm the honest elder woman saying "it's o.k. we're all still muddling through and figuring it out"
Thank you, Deb! I appreciate the honesty and connection—having company while muddling through is itself a meaningful lift! Wishing you well through your ups, downs, and self-discovery.
Hello Taylor, I identify with much of your musings and thoughts even though I'm almost 60 and realizing that I'm probably autistic. My sons are in their late 20s, not school age and so the demands upon my time are different than the demands that you face and still. . . I have had grand plans that seem to continually go awray: surgeries, injuries, cancellations, graduate school plans for eldest autistic son that haven't worked out. I'd love to be the elder woman who says "hey, you'll get it all put together in another year or so..." Instead I'm the honest elder woman saying "it's o.k. we're all still muddling through and figuring it out"
Thank you, Deb! I appreciate the honesty and connection—having company while muddling through is itself a meaningful lift! Wishing you well through your ups, downs, and self-discovery.