Epiphany
I am in the middle of an epiphany! As a child, I would do whatever my mom told me to do in order to win her love. I felt that she didn't love me unconditionally, but I didn't realize this until recently. My grandma loved me unconditionally and always focused on what I needed. My mom focused on her needs first, and I was along for the ride. I continued to work on winning my mom's love and approval until I FINALLY broke completely free from her bondage only about 2 years ago!!! I am currently 59 years old. I believe I am on the autism spectrum. I believe I have high-functioning autism---Asperger's Syndrome. I believe Greg had/has it as well. Hayley believes she has it too. Now that I have learned more about autism in females and how she masked her symptoms like I did, I believe she is correct. And Nathan got it from both sides, unfortunately. Hayley believes Matt is autistic also. So all of us have been just trying to survive in a world that hasn't understood us, an...