The Lodger is literal. There is no in between, there is no might mean something else in his world. Everything is as it is and sometimes this makes for funny conversations... Such as the day we were having a tight-squeezy-hard to believe this boy started life with such low muscle tone-hug and I said ' O mummy bear loves The Lodgers hugs '... This was met with a laugh and the factual statement of 'You're not a mummy bear, you're a mummy person!'. I couldn't argue with that. Or the day he got his Easter Holidays (break!!) I collected him from play school and I was met with a super excited boy asking 'Have you packed the bags? Where are we going? I'm so excited.We're going on holidays' .... I immediately filled with gut wrenching dread as I looked at the happy boy and had to break the news that Easter holidays really means Easter break. A break from playschool, a break from routine. I held my breath as he took th...
Our life with our son The Lodger, who just happens to have Prader-Willi Syndrome