tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735164130764017264.post313384357390364457..comments2023-07-26T06:51:40.912-05:00Comments on The Adventures of Sweet Girl and Little Man: What I Meant to SaySarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892745782691361269noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735164130764017264.post-55474456534624124032012-10-16T11:33:44.996-05:002012-10-16T11:33:44.996-05:00What Carrie said. I think what you said in the mom...What Carrie said. I think what you said in the moment was perfect. Anything more would have required her to stop and...well you know what that would have led to. <br /><br />BamBam and I were at an outdoor shopping mall near our house once when he threw himself on the ground and screamed for 20 minutes while I tried various things and finally picked him up, throwing him over my shoulder for the Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14894444938729497575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735164130764017264.post-74875939169448017612011-07-07T11:22:09.182-05:002011-07-07T11:22:09.182-05:00Oh Sarah! I think Carrie may be right that sometim...Oh Sarah! I think Carrie may be right that sometime well meant sympathy can also be a burden. This touches me because I want to hug and interact with Sweet Girl SO much but I know that sometimes that is just too much for her to deal with. So I love her from a little distance and keep savoring the moments when she says, "Hi Aunt Barb". I love you so much Sweet Girl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735164130764017264.post-41611612711133809862011-07-07T08:54:24.821-05:002011-07-07T08:54:24.821-05:00P.S. How did you know we were spoiling your childr...P.S. How did you know we were spoiling your children? :DDrCarrieThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11360013081404711133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735164130764017264.post-20246002142020498372011-07-07T08:52:40.321-05:002011-07-07T08:52:40.321-05:00We discussed this before but it used to break my h...We discussed this before but it used to break my heart to see your Sweet Girl in distress and to know that if I reached out to comfort her I would only make it worse.<br /><br />So maybe, that day, too many kind words from a stranger would have overwhelmed a mother working on her own exhaustion and over-stimulization. Sometimes the kindness of strangers is a heavy burden to bear.DrCarrieThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11360013081404711133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735164130764017264.post-90174218263526858652011-07-07T08:15:04.494-05:002011-07-07T08:15:04.494-05:00The other day I was sitting in the dentist's w...The other day I was sitting in the dentist's waiting room, and there were two children, not related, that I recognized as similar to my spectrum boys. One was walking around the room, reciting dialogue, and the other was intently watching the fish tank, but with constant fidgeting. I kept reading my book (luxury!) but noticed the parents trying to corral their kids. I wanted to tell them not Megan Coakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13422558504606256516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735164130764017264.post-79874881997694940342011-07-07T02:34:52.025-05:002011-07-07T02:34:52.025-05:00Wow. You are an amazing writer, but more than that...Wow. You are an amazing writer, but more than that, you are just a flat-out, freaking amazing mother.Christinanoreply@blogger.com