On our car trip back from the East Coast this summer, we stopped at a handful of gas stations to "fill up." At one of the stations that we stopped at, as the hubby was getting ready to hop out and pump the gas, we heard something that sounded like someone was yelling at us. I thought maybe it was somebody saying we cut them off at the pump :( As it turned out, it was an attendant at the gas station asking us what kind of gas we wanted! It was a full-service gas station :) Wow, I don't even know the last time I saw one of those!! Back in the day (I was born in 1963), that's they way all gas stations were, now most are self-serve. They remodeled the gas station that I frequent the most in town. A few weeks ago when I was pumping gas into our van I took a look at the pump. It had a screen attached to the pump with advertisements for the various products you could buy inside the gas station going across the screen. Pretty clever marketing - you kind of have to look at it while you're pumping the gas :) Inside the station, you could buy just about anything! In a way it's kind of good, what if you were on your way home, but needed some milk. It's usually more expensive, but it's definitely convenient. Most of the gas stations I remember going to growing up had restrooms and possibly a little stand where you could get the newspaper, some chips, candy bars or soda pop. I've seen more than one gas station with a restaurant attached to it. I do like that I don't have to go inside to pay for my gas. Especially if I have one or both of the kids with me. That's a convenience I definitely like! If you can remember the days of full-service gas stations, do you miss having them? I think most people these days are so busy, they probably prefer just getting their gas by themselves and keep on going!
When Dominic was diagnosed with Autism at 2 1/2, I went to our local library and took out every book I could find about Autism. Sometimes I would bring back 20 books. This was 2006, so a lot of the information was very "dated." I guess I was looking for a book that would tell me what I should do next, like a "manual." Autism doesn't quite work that way! The saying is, " if you know one person with Autism, you know one person with Autism." Every mom to an individual with Autism follows their own "path." I think as moms, we judge ourselves much harder than anyone else does. I was 41 when I had Dominic. Did he get the diagnosis of Autism because I was an older mom? because I drank a lot of pop? I could sit and think about that every minute of every day. I am pretty integrated into the Autism community around Lansing and have told more than one person that it took me about two weeks to come to terms with Dominic's diagnosis. It is so incredib...
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