Special Friend

[rhubarbie]

That special adult friend was, for me, my great-grandmother Selma. It has taken me all these years (she died when I was 8) to realize this: In spite of all my mother's attempts to prevent me from forming strong connections to the people in my life, my great-grandmother was an exception. We loved each other with great joy and the few years I had

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[abbie_normal]

my oldest grandson has asperger's--high functioning autism. he bonded to my mother, and is my special buddy. when my mom died, the pastor gave the congregation opportunity to say something about mom, or the woman they remembered. grandson took the mike and said, "it just won't be fun around here, anymore".

i had to give kudos to my mom for generating such courage in him....great grans are the best...