Happy 25 Years Cameron

Cameron Danzi - 25th Birthday - 2020

Cameron is 25 years old! How did that happen? How am I the mother of a 25 year old? 

It's been 25 years filled with unexpected adventures, challenges, moments of horror and fear, moments of elation and wonder, shock and awe. There has not been enough sleep, too much washing and a lot of tears but the years have also been filled with love, cuddles, perseverance and achievements. 

Cameron is a shining light filled with love and our lives would be extremely dark and sad without him but it's not easy - for him or us. 

One of the challenges our family has faced has been our household maturing. My Little Angel is becoming a young adult and we are now well into our middle years of life. Cameron is maturing too but at the same time he isn't changing. He still loves Playschool and The Wiggles. He still enjoys Duplo and toy cars. He still throws his toys around the room and rips up his books. 

Our lifestyle is very family orientated but it was starting to become extremely draining with Cameron wanting to only watch young children's tv shows and our lounge room being turned into a toy room disaster zone every day. We can't have toys and books in Cameron's bedroom because he finds them very distracting when it comes to bedtime and sleep. We were starting to retreat into our bedrooms to find peace and solitude. 

When we bought our home six years ago we had an idea and this year we made it a reality. We ventured into the world of renovation and we enclosed our alfresco into another room within our home. Our builder did an outstanding job and it was finished a few days before Cameron's birthday. So, this year we gave Cameron a little piece of paradise for his birthday. A room where he can be himself and not annoy anybody. A place where he can make a mess and not feel that he has done something wrong. A room where I can close the door and block the sound of songs I have heard a thousand times and can block the view of a horrendous mess. This is one of the best things we have ever done. 

Cameron in his New Room

Cameron is so happy and we are so much more relaxed and happy as a family. We all pop in and out of the new room and spend time with Cameron. He still moves around the house as he pleases and spends time with us - he's content. He has a special space where we adapt to him and we are able to live more comfortably within our home and not feel bad when we ask Cameron to adapt to our needs. A win win for all.

So what happens when Cameron is not home - everybody uses the new room - everybody loves the new room. It has the nicest feel and beautiful light. It's a great room for a chat, a great room to watch TV or watch a game of footy. It's a great room to catch up on social media or make a phone call. It is the room with a view of the backyard. Even the dogs have adopted it as their favourite room but when Cameron is home we respect it as his space.