tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post3407867671447545053..comments2024-03-19T08:40:36.481+11:00Comments on Life with Aspergers: FTF: Post 4 "All Showers Lead to Australia" by Hartley SteinerGavin Bollardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13833941398375568706noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-84563989139705266682015-01-03T02:42:04.771+11:002015-01-03T02:42:04.771+11:00The better u take care of yourself, the more there...The better u take care of yourself, the more there is of yourself to give. Miguel Palaciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02311154354365423829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4841851020927689161.post-9593212364478907682010-05-02T16:49:56.585+10:002010-05-02T16:49:56.585+10:00Is it wrong that my first thought was, "You c...Is it wrong that my first thought was, "You can't just spend 'a few days' in Australia! You need at least two weeks. Especially if you're coming from America. Yes, take 2 weeks. And see more besides Sydney! Ye gods, there's more to Oz than the friggin' Opera House and Harbour Bridge!" LOL. Total neurotypical fail, I know. :)<br /><br />It's really hard, when you're the parent of a differently-abled child and some days just making it from sunrise to sunset is a huge success, to allow yourself any other identity. It feels like betrayal. I went through the same thing last year when my parents insisted on paying for my partner & I to go away to Singapore for a few days. I had to get into the mindset that it was OK to be something other than someone's full-time carer. <br /><br />I know things will be better - less hectic, anyway - when they're older, but you're right, a lot of problems right now stem from not taking care of ourselves properly. A lot of that comes from not having enough support, period, from being worn out... sorry, going off on a tangent there. I'll just end by saying I agree. :)outoutouthttp://www.twitter.com/outoutoutnoreply@blogger.com