tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post1574477351395369877..comments2024-02-02T03:32:36.204-07:00Comments on SQUIDALICIOUS: Tweet it Loud, Blog it Proud: I Love My Child With AutismUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-12058299375012204292010-04-06T19:38:09.970-07:002010-04-06T19:38:09.970-07:00The love you have comes thourgh so strongly in you...The love you have comes thourgh so strongly in your blog. And you're so right, becasue it's so simple that we often forget to say it as you describe.Scott Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115945738402492172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563550.post-30252780447165250072010-04-06T08:00:24.863-07:002010-04-06T08:00:24.863-07:00Yes, it comes out loud and clear in your blog, tha...Yes, it comes out loud and clear in your blog, that you love Leelo, he child with autism. It's one of the things I enjoy about the blog, as the mom of neurotypical kids. <br /><br />Why do I love it? because when your kids are typical (or even high performers) it's easy for both the mom (and the kids) to mistake the love we feel for them with satisfaction at their accomplishments. I like the reminder that it's not, that we moms love our children desperately for being who they are. <br /><br />Vicki Forman (I think) had an essay where she said that everyone sees the "lucky fin" (alluding to Finding Nemo) on their child, a vulnerability or need that they're exposing to the world. We all struggle with protecting that vulnerability, encouraging them to be what they want to be, encouraging others to see them, both in spite of and because of the lucky fin. <br /><br />Your message streaming out, that you love your child[ren], lucky fin and all, is a reminder to me of how much we mothers share.bjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223438099194513920noreply@blogger.com