My Days in Special Ed
So i have no life to myself as of late. I leave my house at 8 and get home at 8. My days are full of autistic companionship. The first job is at a private special ed school as a one on one. and then after job i have 3 hour case work in the home of other clients with autism doing adaptive skills. Pretty much doing my best to alter all the inappropriate behaviors that the parents allow and prepare them to be able to accomplish important life tasks. it could be tasks as simple as brushing teeth and putting on pants. I love what i do. but 50 hour work weeks really, really, really take a toll. i have not so much time anymore to come online. to check this. to check myspace. no time really to myself at. to bike or write. hike or camp. it’s been pretty rough but i know what i do is immensely important and life changing. i’m pretty good at what i do. so anyway, you won’t see too much of me and my writing for a while. read through stuff of mine you haven’t read yet. i’d like to know my writing is still appreciated.
in other news, i like a girl. love a girl. my best friend from high school. she’s just… everything. only… she has a boyfriend who just moved to hawaii to finish school. so she’s been put on the backburner for two years. i think her boyfriend has just become a close pen pal. but she’s prepared to wait. i know it’s not my place to say, but i think she’s making the wrong choice. i think a functional relationship includes presence. am i wrong? in the meantime, i sit and wait, take care of her best as i can, and prepare to catch her if she shall falls. my life is full of difficulties.
take care my few readers. perhaps inspiration will strike me soon.
Does this girl know you like her?
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Random noter: as a mother of an autistic boy you are a must be a walking saint. But we forget you are as surrounded by autism as we are. Your brain has got to ache by the end of the day! If we could afford someone like you I would remember to let them know how appreciated they are. Thank you.
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*random noter* Yesss.. a functional relationship does require presence :-/ My Fiance’s been in Iraq for 8 months so far & will be gone 10.5 total by the end of this tour.. It suucks. You could always cheer her up with some chocolate & cool whip 😉
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It’s a wonderful thing you do for a job. Exhausting, though.
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Eventually your BF will come around, I think. She’ll realize that being put on the back burner is not fun… no matter how much she may be willing to wait. Just continue being there for her, I’m sure she appreciates that immensely. RYN: I keep trying to tell myself to take baby steps, but even the smallest steps seem like gigantic ones somehow. I’ll figure this stuff out somehow, if it kills me.
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…and in my last note, I put “somehow” twice. Hmmm… Anyway, I’m glad you have a job that you enjoy. It sounds really rewarding. Be sure to get SOME time to yourself, though 😉
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ryn: thank you for your note. i really appreciate it.
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RYN: I kind of like Facebook, a little bit. I don’t think it’s as bad as MySpace… I don’t like MySpace.
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