Lockdown helped my son and husband find each other again, by juliemgreen HuffPostPersonal
My 11-year-old and his dad walk arm in arm, discussing the intricacies of Minecraft. Ore and redstone and zombies and villagers — stuff that normally makes my eyes glaze over. I hang back, content to observe them in their dude bubble.
From the outside, it’s impossible to tell what this past year has been like for us. My autistic son experienced frequent destructive and aggressive outbursts. Sometimes he broke things and lashed out at us. Sometimes my husband lost his cool and shouted back. Each time their short fuses sparked, I told myself, “They’re too similar, that’s all.”
Before this virus came along, I couldn’t shake the feeling that my husband, like so many parents, was missing out. With my husband forced to work from home, he has more face time with his kid. He’s not the only one —While brewing a cup of tea, my husband might help with a math problem that left his hapless wife stymied. They might chit chat over breakfast before my husband disappears to “the office” for his first meeting of the day. With no commute to and from work, there is less racing around to be someplace on time.The writer's husband has more time to spend with his son now that he works from home.
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