When you are the person everyone depends on… who do you depend on?
Caregiving can mean remembering the appointments, making the calls, managing therapies, advocating at school, watching for triggers, planning ahead, solving problems and carrying a thousand tiny details that nobody else even realizes need to be carried.
But what happens when the caregiver needs care?
Who can you call when you're exhausted?
Who steps in when you're sick?
Who listens when you've had enough?
Who gives you permission to fall apart for a minute without expecting you to put yourself back together immediately?
Some autism moms have a village.
Some have one person.
Some have had to create a completely different kind of village.
And some may quietly be thinking…
“Nobody.”
Today, we want to hear the truth, not the answer you think you're supposed to give.
💬 Who takes care of the caregiver in your family?
And perhaps even more importantly:
What kind of support do you wish you had?
Share as much or as little as you're comfortable sharing below. Selected moms may be invited to tell more of their story in the October Caregiver Issue of Moms of Autism Magazine.
Your answer may also help another mom realize she isn't the only one carrying this much. 💜
2 months agoeverystepshines
I know the caregiver deserves care too, and I preach that all the time. 💛 Yet if I’m being completely real, when I ask myself, “Who takes care of me?” my answer is no one. That is why I’ve had to learn that taking care of myself cannot always wait until someone else steps in. Sometimes we really do have to become intentional about giving ourselves some of the care we spend so much time giving everyone else. 💜
2 months agokraftykompassionatekreator
As an autism mom, I’ve learned that sometimes I have to take care of me. I pour into my son every day, but I can’t keep pouring from an empty cup. Rest, prayer, boundaries, and giving myself grace are part of caregiving too. The caregiver deserves care, too.
2 months agomomsofautism
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