tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403865598460728065.post6907677139178645969..comments2023-10-03T12:24:27.291-04:00Comments on Rainmom: a sisterjen graberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10076101215607475480noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403865598460728065.post-27384150512914404662009-08-07T14:08:49.871-04:002009-08-07T14:08:49.871-04:00She also totally did nasty things to S. and the do...She also totally did nasty things to S. and the dog just to make them cry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403865598460728065.post-24852063694097877162009-08-07T14:06:01.679-04:002009-08-07T14:06:01.679-04:00Man, these posts are hard. This is some unrelenti...Man, these posts are hard. This is some unrelenting thinking! I am in the midst of writing a sermon with D. on the infinite variety of creation--those dappled things--and what redemption in the light of creation's multiplicity might looks like. So, I have actually been thinking about what you've written in this blog quite a bit. I have nothing short or sweet to say now...<br /><br />I want to comment on something else.<br /> I spent a good deal of time worried about J. and empathy. When she was around 3 it was just really, really awful. Given family history with stuff.... I was kind of terrified. (She would laugh if I cried or got upset) She got over it. I don't know if it was a stage (S. didn't have anything really comparable.) <br /><br />But, it did really give me pause.... as I study moral insanity and all....<br /><br />JAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403865598460728065.post-85844366584298612252009-08-07T07:51:08.448-04:002009-08-07T07:51:08.448-04:00J. and I have sometimes wondered if the next leap ...J. and I have sometimes wondered if the next leap forward is more like Downs: abundant love, less brain power. Of course, that's being somewhat cantankerous. I've also always been fascinated by what people on the spectrum can do with their minds. Is the trade off between the two inevitable?<br /><br />DougAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403865598460728065.post-66099945645713916322009-08-06T22:39:00.830-04:002009-08-06T22:39:00.830-04:00I have to say that I so look forward to reading yo...I have to say that I so look forward to reading your blog everyday. It is marked as a favorite that I read and everyday I wait for the star to appear that tells me there is a new post. I have always admired and adored you, so this doesn't come as a surprise to me, but you are such a wonderful parent and human being. The questions you are asking are such important questions, not just questions for someone who is on the autism spectrum but for all children. And I know that being a parent has to be extremely difficult and that at times you must feel completely inept, but I just want to say that you are not. I wish there were more parents like you and S in the world.Dixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16797729371948013249noreply@blogger.com