Lochie's girlfriend, Rebecca, is currently at university studying speech pathology. They are the cutest little couple.
Lochie came to me quite seriously and asked for a chat.
"So Mum, Bec wants to have kids one day...", he said.
"Yes, thats pretty much a normal thing", I replied.
"What if my kid is retarded like me?" he asked.
As much as Lochie spends most of his days floating around, working, chatting, smiling, the impact of his dyslexia must still weigh heavily.
We spoke for a while about how dyslexic doesnt make him retarded, his brain just works differently.
At the end of our discussion, he said "Mum, I understand what you are saying, but, I never want to have kids if they have to go through what I have to".
I wish that dyslexia was better understood by society. I wish that Lochie didnt have to be put through being called retarded, especially in the workplace.
