I find myself complaining and exasperated a lot about the fact that my children fight a lot. I know that it is normal "typical" brother and sister behavior most of the time, really it is. But, often times it is magnified by the fact that Alex has autism and his little sister does not. She, at age 4, doesn't get it why her brother does certain things and goes into full diva blowout mode. He, at age 8, more often than not doesn't react age appropriately and will bust into tears over some very small things (which because of his Autism he is very rigid about). It truly is exhausting and there are weeks (like this last one) that I wondered if truly I would make it through.
And then, there are tender moments that make it better.
My husband captured this one on the way into the bowling alley today in the pouring rain. Alex doesn't like to get rained on and he tried to go under his sister's princess umbrella. Apparently there was a small fight and obviously some logistical issues due to height differences -- but they worked it out. And when they came out of the bowling alley, the kids shared the umbrella without issue.
The kids managed to stay mostly dry while I got soaked, but isn't that how it goes?
"Now that it's raining more than ever. Know that we'll still have each other.
You can stand under my umbrella"
3 comments:
I liked this post. Simple but yet so much meaning.
so delicious, those 2!!! :) Thats totally what brothers and sisters are about - fighting over the dumb stuff, irritating each other, but when push comes to shove, there they are for eachother. When the rain falls, they share their umbrella :).
just adorable...
How sweet, and how great that you have the photos to remember that moment by :).
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