06/08/2026
It’s our first Monday of summer break.
While I was making breakfast this morning, my daughter walked into the kitchen, grabbed a random bowl, and headed straight out the door. If you know her, you know this is very unusual behavior, so I followed to see what she was up to.
What I found stopped me in my tracks: she was picking strawberries from our garden.
My daughter is AuDHD and has ARFID. She has a very limited list of safe foods and usually won’t touch unfamiliar foods at all. So seeing her willingly interact with the strawberries was a huge moment for us.
Will she eat them? Probably not. And that’s okay.
Sometimes progress doesn’t look like taking a bite. Sometimes it looks like curiosity, connection, and a small step toward something new.
This simple little moment absolutely warmed my heart. 🍓❤️ To most people, it was just a bowl of strawberries. To us, it was so much more.