You okay in there?" "No, I'm hanging from a closet rod.
It was possible that a miracle was not something that happened to you, but rather something that didn’t.
Just so you know, when they say "Once upon a time” . . . they’re lying
Raw love, like raw heartache, could blindside you.
When she smiles, it feels like the first warm day of March-- after an eternity of snow, when you suddenly remember how summer feels on the backs of your bare calves & in the part of your hair.
A lot of the moms of autistic kids I met are so consumed with being their child's advocate that there's no room for anything else - least of all themselves. It's why so many marriages end in divorce, when a child is diagnosed on the spectrum.