Roger Mathewsis basking in the beauty of fatherhood amid his family’s challenges.
“Woke up to these colorings my daughter left for me on the kitchen table and this scripture text from my Dad,” Mathews captioned atwo-photo slideshowfeaturing Christmas-themed coloring pages and an excerpt fromThe Prayer of St. Francis de Sales.
“We all have adversities in our lives to over come but we could not do it without the love and support of those we care about the most,” he continued. “Gonna do mybest to have a positive daytoday. I hope you do as well. It’s all part of the journey. There will be obstacles.”
Roger Mathews and son Greyson.Greyson Mathews/Instagram
Despite the former couple’s separation, Mathews and Farley came together tocelebrate Halloween with their childrenjust over a month afterFarley filed for divorce. Two weeks earlier, theylinked up to celebrate their anniversary, with Mathewscaptioning a photoof the pair having dinner, “Rome wasn’t built in a day.”
Greyson’s diagnosis announcement, which Farley made in a recent interview withHollywood Life, came three months after the reality star revealed onJersey Shore: Family Vacationthat her son“isn’t speaking” yet andattends “therapy three times a week.”
And while Greyson is still presently “non-verbal” according to his mom, she explained in her conversation withHollywood Lifethat he’s on a path of“positive, positive” progress.
“He has co-therapies [every] week but we’re going to step it up a notch soon and get him ABA treatments, speech therapy,” said Farley, 32, adding that Greyson has “made leaps and bounds when it comes to speech” — specifically, “He’s understanding words better, which was his issue.”
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In October, Farley explained in an interview withTodaythat there was a disconnect between how she and Mathewsviewed their son’s development.
“When Greyson wasn’t hitting his marks in the world of doctors, Roger couldn’t … not that he couldn’t care less, but he was like, ‘He’s perfect. He’s going to be fine. This is no big deal,’ ” she said of Mathews, whomshe split from in Septemberafter almost three years of marriage.
While Mathews’ outlook on their son’s growth was hopeful, it left the mother of two feeling conflicted. “In that aspect,I felt very alone because Iwas the only parent,” Farley continued. “I thought, ‘Am I bad wanting to get him help because Roger’s not concerned, so should I not be concerned?’ “
source: people.com
