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I have a physically and mentally handicapped son and I have to agree with the author ... he leads a great life but it's different. The reality is that everyone

• jasonlotito 9y ago
  Two autistic sons. Both are happy. I've gotten questions before about their future. I tell people that if they are as happy as they are now in the future, what does it matter what they do? I know people that apparently have a good job and good education and all that, and they aren't happy. Your perspective shifts.
  • arethuza 9y ago
    I'm the youngest of four and two of my siblings are disabled - being by far the youngest I was kind of oblivious at the time what this meant for them and my parents. One thing I do remember from my parents was that my mother always asked me "are you happy?" - not was I successful, or how much money I was making but how happy I was. Now that I am the parent of a 18 year old (and the stresses that come with that) I am repeatedly stuck by what an incredible amount of stress my parents must have been under and frankly, how well they coped. Now my own concern for my own son is very much "are you happy?".
    • smoyer 9y ago
      When asks what I wanted my kids to be when they grew up I've always said "happy" too ... Life's too short to aim anywhere else!