Nov 06 2008
Thursday Thankfulness
I was feeling much more thankful before Gus came home and told me that he threw out the $13 thermos that I bought him because he didn’t like the fact that I was sending him water. Asking to have juice in his thermos was clearly too difficult. So much for trying to be environmentally friendly. Anyhoo, thankfulness for today…
1. I am thankful that the thermos that has been allegedly thrown out was only $13 and not $30 because then I may have lost my mind temporarily. And yes, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that I would have spent that much on a thermos because sometimes I’m silly like that and I forget that we can’t really afford to do that!
2. I am thankful for the head’s up that I got from a friend today. I’ve been considering trying to find Gus a neurologist closer to home instead of going back to the developmental specialist an hour away. But it was suggested to me that if I think Gus might at some point benefit from medication, it might be wiser to see a psychiatrist instead. Not only are they better at managing medication, but they may also (obviously depending on the doctor) have a better handle on other issues that could contribute to behaviors but have nothing to do with Asperger’s. I think with any medical professional, everything really hinges on the competence of the individual, but why not stack the deck in your favor as much as possible? Anyway, it’s something to consider that I hadn’t thought of.
3. I’m still thankful for President-Elect Barack Obama! Do I think he’s some sort of Messiah who’s going to save the world? Even if I believed in any messiah, no I wouldn’t think that. But if he doesn’t manage to do anything else in the next four years, right now, he’s given an awful lot of people a much needed morale boost.
What positive thoughts are keeping you going today?
P.S. Nano word count: 11K +
