Keeley’s March Challenge #21

Did Becoming a Parent Change Me?

It certainly changed my life!

Autistic Widower ("AJ")
3 min readMar 21

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Baby ultrasound scan from 2004
My eldest son’s first scan. Image provided by the author

Minutes after my first son was born, I was sitting in the hospital room holding him in my arms.

Then he opened his eyes and looked at me.

That’s when I felt a tremendous sense of responsibility.

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Autistic Widower ("AJ")

A former electronics engineer and programmer in Northern England, with a dry sense of humour and lots of true stories, memories, and opinions to share.