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You know, as I have watched our son grow, I have often wondered about how he will relate to others. He is not one to let you know he cares. He's never told me he loves me. I still dream for that moment. Last Mother's Day he picked out my card from him & his brother. It had a picture he liked & a funny saying inside. But the front said, "You're the Best Mom". I will keep that card & treasure it forever. It's probably the closest I will ever come to hearing "I love you" from him. That's probably been the toughest part of raising him. I long for those words & for the silly little things boys do for their moms. Like dandelion bouquets and such. Now, our younger son does all of it. So, I do get plenty of these things. But, there is still that longing to have that bond with our older son.
I say all of this because sometimes our kids can totally amaze us. I've been watching our son lately & how he is with his brother. Today, when I came home from work they were out in the backyard playing with the neighborhood kids. I looked out in the yard & there were our two boys, standing there, the younger one leaning on the older one & the older one with his arm around his little brother. When our older son is on the computer, our younger son will sit in his lap, our older one will put his arm around him. This type of caring is beginning to happen more often. If our younger son leaves to go to a friend's house, our older son is lonely for him. Now, don't get me wrong; there are plenty of times when they are completely annoyed with one another & do not want to be around each other. I'm just seeing more of a bond between them these days. It's like when they were really little. It really warms my heart to see this happening between our boys. One of my prayers is, as they grow into adulthood they will have a strong bond between them. I think our Aspergers son is going to need his brother nearby when we are gone. Our younger son has always looked up to his big brother, so I'm thankful their relationship seems to be growing stronger.
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