Life with my family has been a really long and rewarding journey thus far. For a long time, I tried so hard to fight the current and make things happen the way I thought they were supposed to happen.
Over the years, I realized that not only was that effort fruitless but also pointless as well.
Turns out that when you have 3 boys with Autism and various other special needs, nothing is ever set in stone and there is often no *right *way to do things.
Life as a special needs parent means that I have to be more flexible and sport the ability to improvise.
Today is a great example of that need to improvise.
Emmett's not eating much of anything right now because his mouth hurts so bad. The natural parenting instinct is to not allow him ice cream for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
However, having the ability to be flexible and realize that these are extenuating circumstances, frees me up to improvise and make sure that he's physically eating and at the same time, provide him comfort from the pain.
What I did was provide Emmett with a pint of frozen yogurt to munch on today.
Frozen yogurt is healthier than ice cream and it helps by numbing his mouth and providing a hit of relief from the pain. :-)
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