I want someone to invent time travel.
I want to go back in time to visit myself. I’d go back when Graham was little and I was sad that he didn’t want me to sing to him while I held and cuddled him. I’d go back to all the times he told me, “No sing!” Heck, I’d go back to myself last month.
I’d sit myself down and say, “First of all, don’t be sad. He’ll be who he’ll be. Autism or not, some people just don’t like music. Second, you’ve got a long road ahead. He might surprise you.”
And then I’d show myself this:
Yeah. Past self? That is something you never thought you’d see. That is Graham singing along with a song. Sure, it’s quiet and hard to hear. Sure, it’s off-key. But he’s singing.
And did you notice? He’s almost dancing, too. Another thing you never thought he’d do.
Oh and then there’s the fact that he’s enjoying himself. You can’t really see it here so let’s look at another video.
So happy.
Maybe he’ll never be a singer. But he loves to sing.
I know you didn’t think it would happen. But it did.
Can you believe how fast it came?
Can you imagine what’s ahead?
It’s going to be okay, self. There’s so much to be happy about.
Thanks for starting my day off with a big smile!!! I wish I had a time machine too.
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What a sweetheart. Thank you for sharing your joy.
Oh my gosh….this soo reminds me of my little boy! He hated singing as a baby. He was a difficult baby (of course now we understand how overwhelming this world was for him). I used to sing years ago (choral music) and always imagined being the mom who sang to her son and made him happy. To this day, he, at best, tolerates me singing in the car, at home, or quietly to him. But he does LIKE to sing (a new “skill” if you may that he developed about 8 months ago). And if its a song he likes, then its okay if we sing it together. And you know what? It means just that much more to me! love this post!
Yes, I know just what you mean. There’s a special meaning to it when you have to wait so long!
Goosebumps, couldn’t love this more.
Beautiful. My son also used to love me to sing with him as a young infant, but around the time that some things seemed to start to present themselves as real indicators for ASD, he started hating having people sing. Lately, I can sing to him the ABC song, occasionally Twinkle Twinkle and sometimes, Itsy Bitsy Spider (and he will try to sing along and/or do the motions to). He’s also started doing some singing & motions in the car. He’s not nearly in key – he’s basically speaking the words (in approximations too) – but the fact that he wants to is amazing. YOu just never know.
We torture ourselves so unnecessarily thinking something will never happen, forgetting that the thing these kids do best is change
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