Adulting

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Moving into the adulting phase of life is a crazy ride! I’m not sure how I survived it with all the stupid stuff I did. Watching my autistic son traverse that bumpy road is both heart-wrenching and hysterical. The latter is for me, because if I didn’t laugh I would just stay a puddle of soggy tear-soaked mush. Shut up! I’m not being melodramatic! You are.

Adulting is hard, no matter how old I get. It comes with perks though, like getting to eat whatever I want, including dessert first. Or just dessert. Then there’s bills, and money, and work, and family, and responsibility. A lot of responsibility.  I don’t remember who put me in charge of all this sh*t, but I only signed up for the dessert part of it.

Josh is learning how to make those kinds of decisions for himself now too. The effort and organization of his day to day responsibility is sometimes overwhelming for him, and some of the new things just don’t stick. We’ve found out that they need to be melded into an existing pattern to at least stand a chance of sticking!  And, come to find out, it’s my responsibility to help him take on new responsibility, which feels like a huge unending responsibility. But that’s what adults do, right?  Right? Anyone??

So, he’s getting there, or I’m getting there, or we’re getting there together. It’s stop and go, up and down, and back and forth until the new becomes a habit. How does someone that doesn’t like adulting teach someone else to adult? I’ll let you know when I figure it out. The only thing I do know for sure is that it’s always time for dessert.

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Listen to the Podcast: Josh Has Autism #060: Operation Adulthood | http://sonyaking.com/josh-has-autism-060-operation-adulthood