Fathers Day

Today is father's day, and as I work along with the rest of the City of Orlando to put a nasty tragedy behind me, I look around to be thankful for what I have.

I am blessed to have a Dad that allows me to choose (within reason) how I live my life and respects my decisions, even if he does not agree with them.  I am fortunate to also have a Father who taught me to respect others whether I agree with them or not.  A major personality trait that should be the norm but as countless atrocities have shown, is rarer than it should be. 

Most importantly though, I am extremely lucky to have a Father that taught me that it is ok to have Autism and that if I make a change to my life, it is because I choose to, rather than that I am forced to.

I may be half way across the United States from you, but I always am thinking about you Dad,

I love you. I hope you have an amazing Father's Day.