A Road Less Traveled

Most parents don’t choose a disabled child. Mostly, it happens.

You think you’re going to Italy, but the plane lands in Alaska.

If you’re able, you learn to like Alaska.

This NYT story isn’t about special needs or disabled children, but it is about living well with the life you’ve got …Modern Love - In a Charmed Life, a Road Less Traveled - LAYNG MARTINE Jr - NYTimes.com.

… We know that most people — strangers, anywhere — will knock themselves out to help us if we explain what we need. We know to say “Yes” to nearly everything because there is probably a way to do it. We know there is happiness available every day, most of it requiring more effort than money…