I just can’t with Jack anymore. There are two things that are big deals in my life that she’s lied about (or at least been economical with the truth) - alcoholism and autism. I had a feeling she might not have been entirely honest about her drinking but when Essex Girl hinted at it, it bloody annoyed me (annoyed at Jack, not EG). Alcoholism is a terrible illness (and sometimes it’s not that great after you stop drinking) and not something to be lied about on Twitter.
I feel the same way about autism. I guess if you’re going to lie about things then, like alcoholism, autism is so varied there’s not a gauge or a benchmark and anyone can say they have it and there’s no way of proving/disproving it. But it’s real for so many people and it really isn’t something to be joked or lied about either. I’ve mentioned it before, my SB has been diagnosed with autism and Global Development Delay. He’s 5 soon but he’s nowhere near 5 in his development. We have applied for a place in our area’s only SEND school but if he doesn’t get then he’ll be at mainstream school and I feel sick just thinking about that. I know from groups I’m in that so many children with ASN are at mainstream school when they shouldn’t be and it hurts my heart.
I got as far as her tweets about the teacher coming to her door. If I thought it was true, I’d be jealous. I would love to do all the things with my son she could do if she wanted. I’d feed him proper food, I’d read David Williams books with him and I 100% would not put embarrassing things about him on social media. “Be thankful for what you have. Your life is someone else’s fairytale” - saw that and thought of you Jack
I feel the same way about autism. I guess if you’re going to lie about things then, like alcoholism, autism is so varied there’s not a gauge or a benchmark and anyone can say they have it and there’s no way of proving/disproving it. But it’s real for so many people and it really isn’t something to be joked or lied about either. I’ve mentioned it before, my SB has been diagnosed with autism and Global Development Delay. He’s 5 soon but he’s nowhere near 5 in his development. We have applied for a place in our area’s only SEND school but if he doesn’t get then he’ll be at mainstream school and I feel sick just thinking about that. I know from groups I’m in that so many children with ASN are at mainstream school when they shouldn’t be and it hurts my heart.
I got as far as her tweets about the teacher coming to her door. If I thought it was true, I’d be jealous. I would love to do all the things with my son she could do if she wanted. I’d feed him proper food, I’d read David Williams books with him and I 100% would not put embarrassing things about him on social media. “Be thankful for what you have. Your life is someone else’s fairytale” - saw that and thought of you Jack