To My Mother
Today I am in a sentimental mood. Its also my Mother’s birthday. So this blog post is dedicated to her.
I was born with Autism and could not speak until around the age of 4 years old. (Yes hard to believe) But through the efforts of my Mother, a champion for having her child with Autism live a normal life, I was able to speak and as you all know, quickly surpassed most of my peers in that department.
I also had a learning disability when I was young, but once again, my mother turned that around. when I was young, I hated reading, but due to the hard work of my Mom, I discovered I was just reading the wrong material. (Along with my Grandmother, she is the reason I write Science Fiction today)
Doctors told her time and time again that I would never be able to function like a normal person and she was out from day one to prove them wrong. And did she! Now I live in Florida on my own with at the time of this post, two jobs, one additional job that I just put my two weeks notice in for, and an additional freelance job where I write articles. I’m certainly doing better than many of my peers.
My mother is half way across the country from me now, but there is not a day that I lack thinking about her. Recently, I drove up to Carbondale, Illinois to visit her as well as my two brothers. She was just as happy to see me as I was to visit her.
Today is her Birthday, and even though I am more than 1000 miles away from her, I made sure to remind her that I am her child and love her. I called her this morning, taking advantage of being in a timezone one hour ahead of her own to be one of the first to wish her a Happy Birthday.
So on this birthday Mom, know that I love you. Know also that despite how difficult I am, know that you are the best, and the Cool Mom.
Thank you for being there for me for the last 25 years of my life. Have the greatest day ever!