I Challenge You to Challenge Me to Write
@Fungirlmmm's Weekly Writer's Challenge. Week of 22 August, 2029.
https://similarworlds.com/3724831-I-Challenge-You-to-Challenge-Me-to-Write/2882315-WRITERS-WEEKLY-CHALLENGE-FOR-AUGUST-22-2019-WEEK
The Theme:
Untouchable
The Words:
Untouchable
Spark
Acceptance
Kind
Inner Beauty
Chance
My Son
This week's challenge, as Fungirl knows, hits extremely close to home for me.
My son is 14 years old and is on the spectrum with autism. He was diagnosed slightly below "higher functioning" and we were told early that he may never have a chance at leading what some consider a "normal life".
We have done our best his entire life to teach him to overcome any obstacles that come his way, and to never use his diagnosis as an excuse for not trying or for giving up. He's the kind of person with a kind spark and an inner beauty that brightens the lives of nearly anyone willing to give him a chance to get to know him.
However, it hasn't always been easy for him. We homeschool him now, because even in the special classes of his old school, he was often made to feel untouchable and seldom experienced acceptance by not only the other children but many of the adults as well.
I have tried to teach my son two very important lessons in life...
The first is, the difference between "can't" and "won't", because so few people know this difference. They often say they can't do something when the truth is, if the dug deeper and pushed harder they could. What they are really saying is they won't do it.
The second is, never allow the judgements of others to define who you are. When the world around you is cruel and trying to bring you down. Know who you are inside, and stay true to that person above all else. Don't allow anyone else to ever tell you who that inner person is or who he should be.
https://similarworlds.com/3724831-I-Challenge-You-to-Challenge-Me-to-Write/2882315-WRITERS-WEEKLY-CHALLENGE-FOR-AUGUST-22-2019-WEEK
The Theme:
Untouchable
The Words:
Untouchable
Spark
Acceptance
Kind
Inner Beauty
Chance
My Son
This week's challenge, as Fungirl knows, hits extremely close to home for me.
My son is 14 years old and is on the spectrum with autism. He was diagnosed slightly below "higher functioning" and we were told early that he may never have a chance at leading what some consider a "normal life".
We have done our best his entire life to teach him to overcome any obstacles that come his way, and to never use his diagnosis as an excuse for not trying or for giving up. He's the kind of person with a kind spark and an inner beauty that brightens the lives of nearly anyone willing to give him a chance to get to know him.
However, it hasn't always been easy for him. We homeschool him now, because even in the special classes of his old school, he was often made to feel untouchable and seldom experienced acceptance by not only the other children but many of the adults as well.
I have tried to teach my son two very important lessons in life...
The first is, the difference between "can't" and "won't", because so few people know this difference. They often say they can't do something when the truth is, if the dug deeper and pushed harder they could. What they are really saying is they won't do it.
The second is, never allow the judgements of others to define who you are. When the world around you is cruel and trying to bring you down. Know who you are inside, and stay true to that person above all else. Don't allow anyone else to ever tell you who that inner person is or who he should be.
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