Since I started working as a disability support worker I’ve noticed a similar thing. It’s interesting to me how much this job has challenged my preconceived conceptions about so many things and how it’s changed the way I see other people.
Thank you for writing this, Robin. I'm so happy to learn more about you and your son (I just subscribed and am catching up) and am intrigued by where you took the conversation we started over on my stack. You write here of how living with your son for so long may make it difficult for you to imagine coming upon him "in the wild" but you also write of how your experience with him takes you back to a boy you still think about, someone else's child. I find myself thinking about the people I've resisted getting to know or formed assumptions about when I come upon something in them that is a little uncomfortable or different from what I am used to. I forget how much I miss -- not only in the life of my adult child -- but in the opportunities that come my way that I did not recognize. I'm so happy that we've connected through our writing. Thank you.
Thank you, too, for your writing, and for this thoughtful response. Reading your work and others here on Substack gives me so much to think about, to write about, and I'm better for it in all ways!
You are very smart Ribbon! We need to get to know other people. I learned that quickly while I was teaching. We all have our “differences”. Some may be more pronounced than others. This could be a valuable “lesson” for everyone…a new perspective. Maybe share this story on Facebook?
Since I started working as a disability support worker I’ve noticed a similar thing. It’s interesting to me how much this job has challenged my preconceived conceptions about so many things and how it’s changed the way I see other people.
Great piece Robin :)
Thanks!
Thank you for writing this, Robin. I'm so happy to learn more about you and your son (I just subscribed and am catching up) and am intrigued by where you took the conversation we started over on my stack. You write here of how living with your son for so long may make it difficult for you to imagine coming upon him "in the wild" but you also write of how your experience with him takes you back to a boy you still think about, someone else's child. I find myself thinking about the people I've resisted getting to know or formed assumptions about when I come upon something in them that is a little uncomfortable or different from what I am used to. I forget how much I miss -- not only in the life of my adult child -- but in the opportunities that come my way that I did not recognize. I'm so happy that we've connected through our writing. Thank you.
Thank you, too, for your writing, and for this thoughtful response. Reading your work and others here on Substack gives me so much to think about, to write about, and I'm better for it in all ways!
You are very smart Ribbon! We need to get to know other people. I learned that quickly while I was teaching. We all have our “differences”. Some may be more pronounced than others. This could be a valuable “lesson” for everyone…a new perspective. Maybe share this story on Facebook?
Thank you 😊