Finding the time for WHO matters

I have not been the typical mother of a special needs child. For the past 3-1/2 years or so, I have worked full-time and have felt so out of the loop. I have an amazing husband who has taken up the majority of the parenting duties while I am at work. The stress from work carries into my personal life. I, often, come home and still have work on my mind. People tell me to just shut it off, but being the perfectionist that I am, I have a hard time doing so. I am incredibly hard on myself and sometimes wish I could just clone myself. Both of my children are getting older and I feel a pull towards a greater purpose.. a purpose where I have to put myself aside and give something back to the world..to my family. I have made this website as a calling card to every special needs parent who feels like there are not enough hours in the day to learn all the things about autism we wish we could. How we feel the weight of knowing we are our children's most valuable teachers! I don't believe we deserve a metal for being great parents to our special children. Children don't ask to be born. They just are. I understand the pain of what it feels like to see my child struggle. I know what it feels like to bask in the glory of his successes. But, I won't get to witness either if I let the strain of life overshadow who REALLY matters.