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Opalwinter wrote: Thank You Mistress Kat. It has been a very bumpy ride. Sorry to hear about your ex.  Opal

I learned many a thing from him that has come in handy down the road. And he’s gone now, so it’s over. Unfortunately, his early demise left my son unable to discover all the crappy things about him, so he is able to some extent to idealize some things about him. But I’ll get over it - he’s not stalking me any more! 😸😺😸

Bbbkn is right. As mothers we often tend to our kids to the detriment of ourselves. She said what I was aiming for, with simple eloquence.

Here’s a question that I don’t know the answer to. Is autism more prevalent now than when we were kids? Or is it just more visible? Or just more diagnosed? And if it’s more prevalent, what’s causing it? This is something I’ve wondered for years, but have never been comfortable enough to ask anyone, so it’s kind of a testament to how I feel about the people here that I am asking this. Of course, no one is expected to answer if they don’t want to - just tell me to MYOB or do the research. I know that learning disabilities are more recognized now. My son fell into that category but we found work-arounds for him.