Special Mom’s blog

A few days back I was talking to my mom. We were talking about Kancheepuram and silk sarees. I told her that I had a wonderful experience purchasing a saree when I visited Kancheepuram on my last India trip. She was surprised! She didn’t even remember me purchasing one.

Yesterday, I had a wonderful opportunity of meeting Pattimandram Raja and Bharathi Bhaskar duo. I attended the pattimandram, a debate between two teams on a topic and the follow up meet and greet! Both Mr. Raja and Mrs. Bharathi Bhaskar are authority in the field of debate speech and their Tamil literary knowledge is huge. I was humbled to get myself a photo opportunity with them and I should say I am a fan of Mrs. Bharathy Bhaskar. Hearing her talk is like music for the ears.

When I posted and shared it, I had curious looks and questions. Did I leave my young man and attend the same? Yes, people were happy that I did attend but it didn’t feel as if I would do something for myself. I did pick up a saree and dressed myself for that photo opportunity with my favorite person I watch on Youtube!

As a mom to a special needs child for so many years certain basic acts have diminished. Or should say I have become numb? People do not associate me with buying a silk saree or attending a public event.

Autism is one kind of disability that really hinders us to do basic social things. As time passes, it becomes a norm and we tend to start accepting the same.

I really need to change the playbook of my life! 2025 was really good. Wherever we traveled (National Parks visits😀) we tried to connect with people who lived nearby. Yes, met families in Philadelphia, Dallas and my bestie came to meet me in San Diego.

My young man is my priority but my playbook can be tweaked and changed. Hey I did surprise many with my Whatsapp status which usually shows my young man’s work!

When my eye doctor checked my eyes to see if I had started developing cataracts, it really stuck, old age is crawling and yes my life’s playbook needs tweaking.

Hopefully my mom would remember the saree I purchased and people would sneak on my status to see what next adventure personally I am off to.