“Beth,” Lisa huffs into the phone. “I told you not to buzz. Just come up.” I’m meeting her at her office for lunch and always feel out of place when I go someplace professional. I haven’t been part of the business world since Jake was born. By the time he was born, after all the years of infertility and struggle, I was already planning to stay home with him.
That choice seemed like an even bigger blessing when I was so sick for so long, and then an even greater blessing when Jake turned out to be…I sigh. My son’s mind works very differently from the mainstream culture and it’s taken a lot of work and a lot of time to help him be successful.
I walk up the stairs to Lisa’s office and tap gingerly on the glass door to her company’s suite. She’s on the phone and waves me in side. Lisa is t
