Stephanie Hanrahan lived a perfect life in Frisco, Texas with her loving husband and two beautiful young children. She lived a boring, perfect life but she was happy.

Her life changed in 2016 on the day she found her husband unresponsive on the floor. His broken heart stopped and caused him to collapse.

But here’s the clincher, he can’t get a heart transplant because his heart wasn’t broken enough. So they have to wait until his heart wears out enough to be eligible for a transplant. And when that time comes, his possible new heart may only be good for 15 to 20 years.

Plus they found out his condition is genetic and their children both have a 50% chance of having the condition.

Weeks after they found out about her husband’s condition, they found out that their older daughter, Campbell, who was two years old at that time, was showing signs of autism. And then her younger son, Eli, showed the same signs when he turned two years old.

Stephanie’s white-picket-fence life shattered.

At first, she didn’t know what to do. She had always been a private person and chose not to divulge a lot of her private life online, just the pretty parts.

“But I finally realized I wasn’t given this super complicated story to sit on it, so I opened a website called Tinkles Her Pants,” Stephanie said in an interview with Voyage Dallas.

Her website, Tinkles Her Pants, was born to share her story with other people.

“Tinkles Her Pants originates from the fact that I live for the moments that make you laugh so hard you leak a little, but that’s not always real life. Real life is hard [and it] can wreck you. Real life deserves to be done with real people. So this site, this space, is a place for me to find those people—the ones who crave authenticity as much as I do,” Stephanie said about her website.

But even Stephanie had Tinkles Her Pants, she was still unsure how the world will accept her children.

After all, there was a time when her son, Eli, was dismissed by another parent for pushing her child. And instead of accepting Eli’s apology, she chose to drag her daughter and walk away. She even told her daughter “not to touch him.”

And it became even more worrisome when her children were about to start school. How would their teachers react and interact with Campbell and Eli?

It turns out, Stephanie had nothing to worry about.

When Campbell was in pre-K, she had fun in the beginning but by day three, she was exhausted and having breakdowns.

Stephanie had to drag Campbell back to class.

Campbell’s teacher saw this and decided to take action. She dismissed the other students, met Campbell on the floor and hugged her tight. She told Stephanie she had it covered and didn’t let go of Campbell until the little girl was ready.

When it was time for kindergarten, Campbell’s future principal eased Stephanie’s worries when they met.

“I sat in awe listening to the principal explain the plans that Frisco schools have in place to increase the social/emotional learning for every student. My jaw dropped when she mentioned extra recess, and brain breaks, and quiet corners in the classroom where children can remove themselves if they’re overstimulated or stressed,” Stephanie recalled. “I came with concerns, but I left with comfort.”

And when it was time for Eli to start school, Stephanie had the same concerns.

A social media friend request from Eli’s teacher changed that. Stephanie decided to look through her post and photos to get to know her better.

And she came across a photo that confused her.

“I came upon a picture of her holding a chalkboard sign that read, “I said YES!” She’s already married, so it struck me as odd until I read the caption,” Stephanie said. “This post was about saying yes to becoming a teacher in an autism-specific classroom. She went on to describe this job offer as her “dream” and “an answer to prayer”. I couldn’t stop crying because it was at that moment I realized how lucky we are to have found the right place and people for my son.”

Stephanie could not believe how her family could end up with supportive and compassionate educators.

“I didn’t choose to have special needs children, but these teachers did,” she said. “The only reason I can breathe and begin again as a woman is because for a few hours a day, these teachers relieve me as a mother.”

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Source: Sh*tty Feed