Marriage...with a special needs child

If you haven't read yesterdays post my husband just wrote check it out!

One thing i keep reading over and over again in my autism research is how  marriage is doomed to fail in parents of autistic children, i have seen stats at like 80% or something crazy like that. How depressing, "hey your kid has autism...and by the way..most likely your marriage will fail"...real nice ;)

Now, having a child with autism is not easy, the day to day stress is overwhelming to say the least. But i do have to say i am more in love with my husband now than ever before. I couldn't have picked a more perfect partner to share this journey with. I married my best friend, and i am so glad i did. There are days i cry, get so stressed out and get so discouraged. Days i feel like a failure because i can not keep up with house hold demands because life is so crazy with appointments and therapy's and trying to be everything i need to be. At times it feels hopeless. And then my knight in shining armor comes home from work. Doesn't bat an eye at my messy hair, hairy legs, the fact supper isn't done yet or their are puzzle pieces still on the floor from therapy. He walks through the door gives me a huge hug and kiss, tells me how much he has missed being home and then starts chasing the kids around and fills the house with laughter. He is always so thankful for what i can get done, seeing the positive instead of the negative i focus on all day long. I need him. He is my biggest cheerleader. I am so proud of the father he is. So you nay Sayer's of marriage of parents of a special needs child..i say boo on you..because this whole process has made us more of a team.....and i just happen to have a huge crush on the captain ;)