25/08/2024
I don't talk about it much publicly, not due to shame, but as a matter of respect to my son, whose life it is more than mine. Caiden has Autism Spectrum Disorder Level 2. He spends more time in CBATS and inpatient programs at this point then he does here with his family, and for me, that mean that every day without him here is a heartbreak. Caiden, of all my older three kids has been the only one who has never been taken from me and has never left my side, so I can't even put into words how much pain I go through everyday when he isn't here.
Unfortunately, the pain is even worse when he is. Until we get the resources we need (waiting lists are brutal), this will be his life. Thankfully, I have Ethan and the other kids here to help me through. They also, for their parts all struggle with how much they love Caiden, and dealing with how harshly he treat us when he is here. We all love him so immensely and we try to show him that when he is here, and we all hurt because though we all KNOW he loves us, he struggles with how to show it.
One thing is clear with all of us however, and its something i am ever grateful for. I know that if something were to happen to me, Ethan and my kids would continue to care for Caiden and make sure he is cared for.
I keep thinking about Tim & Gus Walz. I keep thinking about how much I have fallen in love with the whole Walz family. I keep thinking I could sit down with Gov. Walz and he could understand me and be supportive. And one thing I keep thinking more than anything. I keep thinking he would look my son Caiden in the eye, and immediately appreciate the struggles I go through. I keep thinking... anyone who would criticize something that powerful does NOT DESERVE TO HAVE POWER IN OUR COUNTRY!
Why do we keep voting for bullies? Why do we run to leaders who show their strength by crushing those who can't fight back? Why do we honor cowards, thieves, and liars?
I was all in on Kamala before Kamala even decided to run. Ask anyone who I talk to on a day to day basis and I was telling them I wish they would let Kamala loose on the orange weirdo. Nothing against Biden, but I'm a damn psychic and I just had a sense. I couldn't WAIT to see her up there wiping the floor with the old orange whiner. I knew she would turn him into even more of a babbling pile of overpainted skin and fat, and that she has. Now Trump could see his chances at the White House dwindling down to the tiny size of his hands. We are hopefully about to witness the most EPIC example of a fall from power in US history Trump and his cronies.
Then... Kamala introduced us to the Walz family. She could not have picked better. She chose someone amazing. She chose the exact OPPOSITE of the bullies she is running against. I supported her then, I support her now, but when you have a team like this. This is the team we need right now. I love our President. I'm glad he did the right thing here. He just gave us back our hopes. And like he said....he proved once again that he will always put our country first.
To Tim, Gus, and the rest of the Walz's though. It is such a pleasure to support a family like this.
