I'm sorry. I am sorry I forgot to call you back. I am sorry I don't call you anymore. I am sorry my head is sometimes too full to remember obligations that used to seem so important. I'm sorry I look distant and uninterested. I'm sorry if I turn down your kind offers to help. I am sorry if you feel left out. I am sorry my priorities shifted so rapidly and drastically that you are confused by the new me. I am not sorry that my priorities have shifted. I am not sorry that I eat, sleep and breathe autism. I am not sorry that I spend my free time researching ways to help my child. I am not sorry that my brain is full; because so many of the things filling my brain are wonderful. I am not sorry she chose us. I am not sorry her sister is learning patience, and empathy and a love that cannot be compared. I am not sorry that she has autism. I'm not sorry.
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7/30/2013 08:11:02 am
Beautifully written... Thanks for articulating what autism parents feel each day.
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Shanell
7/30/2013 10:46:12 pm
Thank you Might Oak Autism :). I am happy people can relate.
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Heather REED
7/30/2013 09:27:03 am
sooooooooooo BEAUTIFUL,SHANELL MOULAND..............JUST LIKE YOU!!!!!! YOU ARE SUCH A TREASURE......IN ALL OUR LIVES!xo!!!!!
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Shanell
7/30/2013 10:47:07 pm
Hi Hez,
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