Waypoints

Waypoints

What's holding you back?

I guess I could just say it's too difficult, it would never work. I could tell my son to "suck it up", he's stuck with me. I could give up on both of us getting what we want. After all, it may not work if I move out. In fact, I'm willing to bet there are

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Eric Jorgensen
Mar 08, 2021
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This week I met with my son's Coordinator of Community Services (CCS) to talk through the self-directed process. I had mixed emotions. I'm really excited for my son to leave high school and become his own man. But I'm not blind to the challenges he has due to his disabilities. It's hard for me to imagine him living "independently".

So I've been working o…

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