It takes more than 30 days to finish a story like this. And I'm glad I made it into a multimedia slideshow.
https://vimeo.com/65746817
The story line of the multimedia slideshow is more from Thomas Jackson and her father Kimberly Matthews's perspective, and has more photos I've shot last years.
The photo story has a more balanced story line, which combines photos of Thomas Jackson and his sister Malinda Jackson.
(This is a photo that I have no idea how to fix/tone.)
Kimberly Matthews leads the pray before her two kids, Thomas
and Malinda sleep. Matthews got divorced with Eugene Jackson and move to the
house two doors next to his one on April 7, 2007, two years after Thomas was
diagnosed with autism.
Malinda fights with Thomas for a frisbee at Stephens Lake
Park on Sunday afternoon, April 27, 2013. Their mother Kimberly Mathews tries
to make sure that every day Thomas and Malinda can do something together so
that Thomas can get involved and pay attention to his sister.
Kimberly Matthews teaches Thomas Jackson how to
tie a rope at Boy Scout night in Blue Ridge Elementary School, Nov 7, 2012. Thomas
was diagnosed with autism when he was one-year old.
Eugene Jackson does the cleaning after Thomas left
vegetables on the floor. Thomas spends every Tuesday afternoon with his father.
When Matthews moved to the new house with her kids in 2007, Thomas kept saying
that “I want to go home, my other home” to his mother.
Eugene Jackson lifts Malinda upside down at Matthews’ house
on Sunday evening. Malinda thinks her tight body and gymnastic talent make her special.
Malinda cries after Thomas ignored her request to play with
him at Tony’s Pizza on Nov. 18, 2012. “Every time Thomas ignores me, it makes
me feel sad and alone.” Malinda says.
Eugene Jackson takes Thomas to Westlake ACE Hardware to fix Matthews’
fan on Tuesday afternoon, April 3, 2013.
Malinda Jackson plays hide-and-seek with another kid she met
at the cake decoration class in Joann Fabric and Craft store Saturday evening,
April 21, 2013. Malinda has some behavioral issues at school because she is into
getting attention. Since more attention has been given to Thomas, Matthews
intentionally spends every Saturday evening with Malinda.
Kimberly Matthews does cake decoration with Malinda at Joann
Fabric and Craft store Saturday evening, April 21, 2013. Matthews plans to spend private time with Malinda every Saturday evening.
Kimberly Matthews and the Jacksons enjoy their Sunday afternoon
in front of Matthews’s house on April 21, 2013. Matthews wants her kids still
have a good relationship with their father even though they got divorced.
Kimberly Matthews, Thomas and Eugene Jackson enjoy
the reading night while Malinda Jackson is not very interested.
