I mentioned before that there were going to be some challenges coming my way in the near future. Well, one of those challenges showed up this morning. I debated about whether or not I should share this because some people will take this the wrong way. In the end however, I decided that I have no control over what other people think and if my goal is to help people, honesty is the best policy.. The reason I share these more personal things, in such an honest and transparent way, is because it's the only means with which to provide a true window into my life as a single parent of three kids with Autism. It also helps people in a similar situation to know that they aren't alone in…

I very much love and adore my kids but my goodness have they taken a lot out of me today. I'm exhausted both mentally and physically because it's been nonstop for most of the day. The boys have had dinner and are currently watching cartoons.  I've carpe diem'd the shit out of this opportunity to sneak away and find some relative peace and quiet. While it's really nice just sitting in my room writing, I already hear them getting into it with each other and so this will be short lived. Short lived or not, I need these little pauses in my day to help me make it through to the next with as much of my sanity intact was possible. 😜   

This is sort of a random post but I'm curious if anyone else has noticed this happening in their life.  Since my wife left last October, I've spent every night sleeping alone. The obvious exception is when Emmett climbs into my bed at some point each night.  Anyway, I noticed that I've recently started sleeping on the opposite side of the bed than I used to sleep on when I was married. For the longest time, I stayed on the left side of the bed, as I've always slept on that side.  As I have adjusted to my new life, I've found that I have been moving to the opposite side of the bed.  I was wondering if anyone else that has gone through a divorce or break up, continued…