Once Covid was over, restrictions eased and schools started, I was faced with a new situation. Adi had to start schooling and I didn\u2019t know where to send him. I wanted him to have a social atmosphere, but at the same time I didn\u2019t want to overwhelm him. Yet again, I was clueless about the next step \u2014 a crucial one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I spoke to his therapist and she suggested a school nearby. On her recommendation, we visited the school and discussed Adi\u2019s case with the counsellor there. They said they would take a call after meeting Adi. The next day, once they met him, they decided to enrol him \u2014 and I finally felt a little hopeful for Adi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Adi was starting a new chapter in his life, and I was both happy and scared. Happy that he got this chance. But also worried\u2026 How would he react? Would he adapt to the new surroundings? How would he communicate? The questions were endless. My mind was in a constant loop, cooking up all possible stories \u2014 and none of them were good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Soon it was his first day at school. We were asked to wait somewhere nearby for the first week, just in case he was uncomfortable. New environment, new people\u2026 I didn\u2019t know how he would handle it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But my boy was a champ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He adjusted so well that we didn\u2019t have to wait for the whole week. By the third day, he started taking the school cab. It was as if he had been doing it for a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The school setup was small and nothing too fancy by city standards, but my Adi was taken care of beautifully there. The teachers and caretakers looked after him with so much love and patience, that I slowly started feeling at ease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He loved going to school so much that even on weekends, he would wear his bag and wait at the door, ready to leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That phase taught me something very profound. Most situations in life somehow find their way of working out. We worry too much \u2014 about outcomes, reactions, things that haven\u2019t even happened yet. We carry fears about situations we can\u2019t fully control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Focusing on the \u201cnow\u201d is not easy. But sometimes, that\u2019s the only thing we can do. And with Adi, I learnt that the \u201cnow\u201d can surprise you\u2026 in the most beautiful ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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