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Teen Autism » Blog Archive » Coming Home — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:19:19 +0000

[...] got it. “I’m sorry,” he said sincerely. It was one of the rare times he’d said “I’m” in front of “sorry.” He said that he got so excited with talking to his teacher about his ideas for the play that he [...]

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Sorry « Autism In a Word — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:12:44 +0000

[...] Rhema to say sorry. Never. I was simply sure she could not do it. Perhaps reading the “sorry stories” of blogfriends emboldened me. And the crying and laughing had escalated to such a degree in [...]

By: john

john — Sun, 17 May 2009 21:12:14 +0000

we have the same issue with ‘sorry’, now we have him say “i was wrong when i did….blah blah”

our issue now is he is saying “i did it be accident”, with everything he does wrong.

By: kyra

kyra — Sun, 17 May 2009 13:06:56 +0000

oh tanya! you are an amazing mother! this post is very moving to me. the most powerful example we can be for our kids is not to never do anything for which we are sorry but to model our humanity, our mistakes, our regret with humility and strength.

By: Carol

Carol — Sun, 17 May 2009 06:45:39 +0000

Tears . . . I can relate . . . but there will always be SOMETHING that we did/didn’t do that we’ll feel guilty about. This includes how I feel about my “neuro-typical” daughter. In fact, I’ve always felt that from the moment they’re born, the guilt comes with the diapers!

By: Joanie

Joanie — Sat, 16 May 2009 05:44:52 +0000

Before I had children, I never realized how much I would learn from them. Since they were born, with all of their challenges and talents, I’ve learned so much about myself and what is important in life. It is quite humbling at times and often breathtaking.

By: mommy~dearest

mommy~dearest — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:37:51 +0000

I too, cringe at the mistakes I have made, just by not understanding just how Autism affects every aspect of my son’t life- even those parts that aren’t obviously affected.

Jaysen has suffered a spanking (or two-ish) for something I later realized was totally unwarranted.

It’s true that while we try to teach them, we also have much to learn from them as well.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Fri, 15 May 2009 13:49:36 +0000

Rojo says, “I forgive you” when I apologize, and it about brings me to my knees every single time. I hope you feel forgiven. By everyone, especially you.

By: mama mara

mama mara — Fri, 15 May 2009 11:49:29 +0000

Tanya, you are such a wonderful mother. Thank you for your willingness to share those cringe-worthy moments that we all have as parents and what you’ve learned from them. The one thing I try to remember is that mistakes are like fertilizer: I hold my nose and use them to grow.

By: Tera

Tera — Fri, 15 May 2009 09:21:16 +0000

Sorry…what a huge word. I still don’t understand autism after having this kid in my presence for 15 years…Kaeden does say sorry, but then repeats the behavior he was sorry about over and over. He hasn’t correlated: Sorry means learning form your mistakes. But I need to remember what sorry means often as well.

This morning, when I held my young man in a big bear hug before school, there were no sorry’s needed. It felt so fantastic.