I was having a moment where I was hating autism. I was looking at the scratches and bruises on my arm from recent moments of frustration Courtney has had.

I was thinking about a bad meltdown Alyssa had yesterday.

I wanted to turn in my parenting card because obviously, I’m doing something wrong.

But then Courtney said, “Do” when driving home from a family party. I knew what she wanted. I turned on the Sound of Music Soundtrack and turned on “Do Re Mi”.

I smiled as I listened to Alyssa sing along to that song and the 2 songs following it.

I smiled as I heard little sounds coming from Courtney that sound like she is trying to sing along.

Sound of Music, my absolute favorite musical. (I won’t go in to the embarrassing story of when I was little and this musical became my favorite.) listening to their joy as the songs played brought a smile to my face. Maybe I don’t need to turn on my parenting card. Maybe, just maybe, I must be doing something right.I

Or as it is said in the musical, “I must have done something good.”