A Friday after school, my big boy kept telling me “Tim Joy” & I had no idea what he was trying to tell me, but he refused to take his shoes & hat off. Even got back in the car. He even wrote down “Tim Joy”. Then it hit me 💡[after an hour]! TRADER JOE’S! I Googled a picture of the outside of #TraderJoes & he said “TIM JOY” & started clapping. Mommy said “Say less, baby! We’re going to Tim Joy”. It was a Friday at 5:30pm & I didn’t even care. My baby wanted to do his own haul, so I packed up the baby & the 3 of us headed to Tim Joy! My family will only refer to Trader Joe’s as Tim Joy from now on💜 - Having an autistic son is an adventure that I wouldn’t trade for anything in the world. He is considered nonverbal, but has been making TREMENDOUS strides this academic year. He’s a picky eater, he loves to arrange fruits & vegetables [at two years old, he pointed out “endive” at the grocery store], but won’t eat them YET! But that’s what he loves getting in the store. I knew he was trying ...