Re: RE: moments of an Aspie parent [1 Attachment]

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OMG Marina. That made me bawl. It is so very insightful. It's hard for me to

imagine my aspie writing something like that. (and he's very smart)

Granted...he's only 8 now.

I thought it was awesome--it showed that she understood him and multiple facets

of friendship.

I get that she took the heaven part literally, but I thought her ability to

express HER need to access him there was HUGELY significant and wonderful.

Thank you SO much for sharing!

LL

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> From: on, Marina M SSG MIL USA USMEPCOM

> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 10:09 AM

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> Subject: moments of an Aspie parent

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> Wanted to share something with you all. It's a poem my 12 yo daughter wrote

> last night.

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> She is having a hard time at the moment. Her best friend died last week (was

> actually beaten to death by his father). She's having a hard time

> understanding it as well as dealing with him being gone. Jalen was the one

> who stuck up for her when she was being picked on. He was the only one who

> really " got " her.

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> She wrote this poem last night. I'm at a crossroads at how I should feel

> about it. On one end I'm ecstatic that she is able to express herself like

> this and that it actually makes sense and is in the right context and format,

> etc. On the other hand, you can feel the grieving and confusion in her words.

> The grief counselor at school told her that you can talk to people in Heaven.

> Kaelyn, of course took this literally, so I had to explain it to her last

> night.

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> Anyway, attached is what she wrote.

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> ...moments of an Aspie parent.

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> SSG Marina M on

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> JAX MEPS

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> (904) 737-5220 office

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> (904) 531-6207 cell

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> marina.harrison@...

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[Guest guest]

Wow Marina, that is really good and so sad at the same time. My heart breaks for her. I will put her in my prayers.ne

From: on, Marina M SSG MIL USA USMEPCOM <marina.harrison@...>Subject: ( ) RE: moments of an Aspie parent [1 Attachment]"on, Marina M SSG MIL USA USMEPCOM" <marina.harrison@...>, Date: Thursday, December 16, 2010, 10:33 AM

Sorry, I apparently forgot to attach the poem :}

From: on, Marina M SSG MIL USA USMEPCOM Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 10:09 AM' 'Subject: moments of an Aspie parent

Wanted to share something with you all. It’s a poem my 12 yo daughter wrote last night.

She is having a hard time at the moment. Her best friend died last week (was actually beaten to death by his father). She’s having a hard time understanding it as well as dealing with him being gone. Jalen was the one who stuck up for her when she was being picked on. He was the only one who really “got†her.

She wrote this poem last night. I’m at a crossroads at how I should feel about it. On one end I’m ecstatic that she is able to express herself like this and that it actually makes sense and is in the right context and format, etc. On the other hand, you can feel the grieving and confusion in her words. The grief counselor at school told her that you can talk to people in Heaven. Kaelyn, of course took this literally, so I had to explain it to her last night.

Anyway, attached is what she wrote.

…moments of an Aspie parent.

SSG Marina M on

JAX MEPS

(904) 737-5220 office

(904) 531-6207 cell

marina.harrison@...