Why I Don’t…
Have an ass you could crack a walnut with,
Care how green your lawn is,
Want you ever to donate to Autism Speaks,
Take for granted any new skill or gain my child makes,
Give a crap about Kim Kardashian,
Breathe when I hear a baby screaming in the pediatrician’s office,
Care that my roots are showing,
Get very excited about holidays,
Believe everything (anything) I hear on the news,
Understand how pregnant moms can do crack, smoke and their baby turns out fine,
Think Obama or Romney care much about Autism,
Get to the gym,
Want you to feel sorry for my family, but do want you to be concerned about my kid,
Care if you remember my birthday or anniversary,
Use Tylenol, Aquaphor, Fluoride, Lysol, Windex, Pledge and on and on…,
Think he will grow out of it,
Think it is just a coincidence,
Like flu shot signs at Target, CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, etc…,
Watch Anderson Cooper, ever,
Miss a day of Age of Autism,
Get to the movies,
Have anything nice to say about Kathleen Sebelious,
Know my pediatrician’s phone number,
Hang out with autism parents who accept their children’s diagnosis and don’t fight for recovery,
Tolerate Paul Offit,
Get facials,
Have a penny saved for retirement,
Let my kids eat crap,
Have any family pictures for two years after my child’s diagnosis,
Think ABA is the only way to go,
Care if Brian Deer gets hit by a truck,
Sit around pondering whether I am happy or fulfilled,
Have any patience for mean neurotypical kids,
Think genetic research will make any difference in my child’s life,
Fit into my skinny jeans,
Know who will take care of my child when I die,
Have any faith in Tom Insel or the IACC or the Vaccine Court,
Like my child’s birthday,
Need to explain anything to my autism moms and dads,
Care for Christmas cards with beautiful perfect families or those dreadful Christmas letters,
Have time to explain to you how offensive it is when you say “he’s so lucky to have you” or “ I don’t know if I could do it,”
Miss a chance to wish for recovery on the first star I see every night,
Ever stop researching, reading, listening, searching for answers for my child,
Because I am the parent of a child who was born healthy, injured by vaccines and antibiotics, and I am fighting for his life.
~Mama Mac
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Hell yeah! An autism dad here and your words ring just as true! Thanks for the wonderful article, sharing it with everyone I know.
Amazing!! Not only children but adults have their livi taken by vaccines!
beautifully said…. Wow it isn’t often that I can agree with someone on so many statements.
Amen sista. My daughter is now 19. She is about 75% recovered. She has worked her @ss off, along with her whole family. Never quit. Never give up.
Why I don’t give a damn what people think about me sending my daughter to spend Halloween and The 4th of July with friends…..I’m sure your list could have went on and on and even though every word resonated with ME, I’m still angry with all the “whys” in our lives! Sharing this for sure!
I LOVE THIS! Oh yeah, we are not going to be featured in Architectural Digest or win the Country Club Woman of the Year award or ……. but we are fighting a war. Thanks MamaMac for a great chuckle with my morning coffee (at 5am!) to start my day of homeschooling my son, visiting my dying mother-in-law, getting the electrical wiring fixed (lights out) and the water leaks (melting sheetrock), going to early voting, and…… ha ha getting my roots done!!! Hooray for me!
Wonderful post - thank you.
Sorry you don’t like the ‘dreadful’ Christmas Letters - but everything else I can relate too
mamma mac - you need to run for office. mama mac 2016!
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*fist bump*
Since having my first grandchild and reading about vaccination risk I now realise how many damaged children I know from when my children were young. They were all normal at birth as it is meant to be!
awesome
thank you… much love to you Mama Mac
I have one….Why I don’t…
care to be like everyone else…
Great post!
LOVE THIS! I must add…Care what my MIL thinks. Or many other family members as well!
I couldn’t have said that better myself. I have a 5 year old son who was born perfect and at the tender age of 12 months had a horrible reaction to vaccines. I begged and begged the doctors to have him tested but they resisted until 2 months of no talking turned into a year and now its been 4 years and he’s starting to come back to me but it hasn’t been easy but with therapy and constant vigilance on my part it has improved a lot. I will never ever give up and I will never stop fighting!
Wow. ForthRIGHT !!!! Just curious though, I guess I missed it — what did Anderson Cooper do wrong?
Anderson Cooper was really pathetic during an interview with Dr. Wakefield about 2 years ago. It was stunningly bad. He lost me there.
Thanks for the response — I’ll look it up.
Fantastic summary! Just a few of the aspects of “normal” American life altered by iatrogenic damage to our children. And who would ever have thought pre-birth that the medical community’s response would be so uncaring?
Sending you my deepest appreciation and thanks.
The immense depth and beauty of your heart and mind is always evident and deeply touching through your wonderfully developed, and yet unfortunately hard-won gift of expression. You and the other moms of TMR are owed our gratitude while leading the charge on the front lines of this difficult to comprehensively define and adjust to battle-field for the souls of our children and those not yet born.
Don’t know why Autism Dads never get talked about, but great post. We’re fighting this battle right along side you……….
Don’t take offense Mike, at least not at the Mom’s - you men who stay and fight for your family and your child are unfortunately very few and far between. When you show up it’s such an anomaly that sometimes no one recognizes you. Other times, I bet you do get gushed over. Don’t be offended by a Mom who doesn’t mention the Dad’s because she forgot they are there, out of sight, out of mind. Instead be offended by the millions of Dad’s who copped out- support the Mom’s and kids left behind.
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Wow! It’s like you took the words right out of my mouth. You are living my life! I can so relate. I love your realness and your candor.
Thank you!
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I am so proud of you. Hit it on the head again.
Mama Mac’s Mama
Ain’t that SO mama, every line plucks a chord.
I’m so glad to have found this site, you really get it, you all really get it…
So say we all! Awesome post!
Thank you for voicing all the things I feel! I get criticized for being angry and bitter when u am just passionate about getting my son healthy and what is so wrong with mainstream America! From vaccines, household products, schools that are run by idiots, and even some of my relatives who pity us.
So thank you! I don’t feel alone anymore!!!
KG
When “they say” “if you’ve seen one child with autism, you’ve just seen one child wth autism” (btw, “they say” that about Alzheimer’s as well), “they” are wrong.
Your post made me realize that not only are the kids so overwhelmingly similar, but so are the parents set on recovery.
With the exception of being able to fit into my skinny jeans, this was me in painful detail.
Oh Mama Mac,
Thank you for making me laugh and shout hell yeah at the same time (although it wasn’t pretty with coffee spewing out of my mouth). I especially enjoyed the format as it was direct, making for not only an easy read but made each point very clear. And as a fellow autism mom, “I Don’t” need to explain why that is so important after reading study reports on porphryrin testing this morning. I love this!!
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You rock. Great essay.
A.M.E.N. !!!!!!!!!
AMEN!
“You can not stop your ambition or limit your imagination in a Revolution. This is what a Revolution is.”
You are an inspiring Revolutionary, Mama Mac, who is healing your sweet boy and making those ripples that spread far and wide…I’m grateful to have Moms like you in my life! Thank you!!
I’m going to write one called Why I Do…Love Mama Mac!
I found my head shaking in agreement with so many of these. That’s one reason I love this site, I find my head shakes up and down far, far, far more than it does side to side. (unless it’s from disbelief at someone outside the community’s ridiculousness)
Haha yep me too! I do the same thing. Wish these virtual discussions were in real life. Its hard to vent to ppl who get it with only your fingers!!!