In a Nutshell

Every once in a while, we, as parents, get signs confirming we're doing the right thing. When that happens, I think it is so important to grasp on to that feeling-to that sign that reassured you that you have done what is in your child's best interest. Not knowing when that next wave of reassurance will come, it's significant to hold on to those signs until another shows itself.

I felt that wave of reassurance after catching Oprah's show with Jenny McCarthy discussing her son's autism. I watched her again on 20/20 last night.

Thank God for those signs. Parenting is so much striving for what is right, with so little instant confirmation that we are indeed making the right decision.

In a nutshell, I share these quotes with you:
I'm holding on to this until my next wave of reassurance hits me.