A small moment with my brother that’s stuck in my mind - Assalamu Alaikum
Assalamu Alaikum, I live alone with my brother. He has cerebral palsy, and it’s just the two of us these past few years. Caring for him is my normal now, and even though it’s really hard, I always wanted children - but since I started basically being his caregiver I’ve learned how difficult raising a child actually is. Lately my brother keeps saying that other kids make fun of him at school. That makes me so angry, honestly. It hurts that people decide who to like based on how someone looks or talks, like it’s his fault he was born this way. I wanted to give him something to forget the bullies for a while. During their two-week break from school we went to see a telescope and I showed him Jupiter for the first time. Since then he hasn’t stopped talking about it. Where we’re from we celebrated the New Year on January 14 with two little friends of his. They played on their phones for a couple hours while I watched TV, and I noticed my brother was just sitting there watching them. Eventually he picked up an old encyclopedia about space I’d bought for him a while ago. That really broke my heart. He could have asked to use my phone for a few hours but he didn’t want to bother me because I get a lot of calls. I don’t even know if I should be writing this or what I’m trying to say exactly. I used to love reading posts like this when I was younger, and I’m honestly tired - sometimes it feels like I don’t have anyone who understands what we’re going through. I guess I’m just looking for a friend who gets it. Also, his birthday is in February and I was thinking maybe someone could share something related to space for him - nothing material please, just something simple and kind, like a cool photo you’ve taken or a short note about the stars. I want to give him something symbolic to show there are good people in this world, not just bullies. JazakAllahu khair for reading.