Mom

Note: This post was intended to be posted yesterday, but with all the excitement over the third dog (now named Annie) coming home, this post got delayed until today.

When I was a child, I had social contacts on and off, but it was my Mom who was my consistent best friend, playing pretend with me, practicing social scenarios, listening to my endless chatter, and holding me when I cried. I took extra time than most typically developing children and still require more time than most people my age, but rather than complaining about it, my Mom enjoys every minute of it.

Now as I young adult, I am very happy with my life as a busy university student. However, I still have few outside social contacts. Some of this is due to my Asperger Syndrome and some of it is probably due to my family’s frequent moving. We are a very close-knit family unit which doesn’t do much outside socialization.

I am posting this to thank my Mom for being my best friend throughout my entire life. Happy Belated Mother’s Day.

I also want to thank my grandmother who is watching over me from heaven for being my second Mom, and my other wonderful grandmother who lives around the corner and takes great joy in me.