What I've Learned (by Matt)

I've been very busy today and even though I need to write 4 (yes, that's right!) memes and I have a few other posts I must. do. now., I am going to publish this guest blogger post by my husband (who offered to help me out with the whole NaBloPoMo thing by writing something).  Thanks, honey!

What I've Learned

Easy to say, right?  But every day when I get up and see Scott for the first time I am reminded of this simple phrase.  Scott teaches me something new everyday and he doesn’t even know this.  He has opened my mind and heart in so many ways that I never even thought were possible and yet he continues to do so every day without even knowing. 

When I look at Scott, I see myself.  Unsure.  Awkward.  Inquisitive.  Energetic.  Competitive.  Caring.  Sincere.  Loving.  Naïve.  Confident.  Analytical.  What we learn through our children can make us better persons and hopefully parents too.  We live in a world where we are quick to judge and draw conclusions about people, places, or just about anything.  Yet children see the world in a different way and their first instinct is to accept. 

What I don’t understand about the majority of the people we try to explain SPD to, is that at first, most are unwilling to accept Scott’s condition as anything more than behavioral or symptomatic of ADHD.  But why is this?  It is only now that I have come to realize it’s because we live in a society where, unless we really want to as individuals we stop learning.  Yes, we turn our brains off and something inside tells us we know better and we don’t need to learn any more. 

I’m exaggerating and taking this to an extreme but if you take the concept of history repeating itself and bring it down to an everyday level we can draw parallels of not wanting or being able to learn new things or learn from our mistakes.  Scott helps push me away from this syndrome every day and reminds me that I still have so much to learn about our family, myself, and most important, him. 

Thank you, Scott.

Comments

[Lori at Spinning Yellow]

I thought he did a great job, too. He is the English major and much more of a writer than me, well until now, I guess!

Dee - what a nice thing to say! I do truly believe that we learn so much from our kids and that they are here for that reason, we just have to open our eyes and our hearts.

[Dee]

Way to step up to the plate and be a guest writer! Scott is so fortunate to have you and Lori. He was sent to you and you were sent to him.

[Jenn]

With parents like you, I've no doubt he's going to be the best he possibly can.

[kristen]

Wonderful to get the dad's point of view. Thanks Matt, for a great post and such thoughtful words.

[delilah]

Matt- This is beautiful. And so true.