Monthly Archives: April 2013

explain this to me like I am a four year old.

David, has a history of obsessive compulsive behaviors.  Especially relating to electronic devices. David takes cell phones, remote controls, mp3 players.  The people at his school knew this before he started there.  They were reminded of this yesterday.  We discussed this, yesterday.  Why then would you leave your purse or cell phone where it is accessible by him?  Isn’t that just setting him up for failure? David needs to be responsible for his own actions. I agree. But don’t they also need to think about their actions? They are supposed to be professionals. I am so frustrated right now. They described him as “incredibly quick” they said he “went down on one knee, got back up, and we knew that he had taken something, just not what that something was.”  So now David is going to be charged with theft.  Because it happened at the school and not the residence

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Heart is breaking… for David.

Today, we participated in an IEP meeting for David.  Every time we meet, it is with the hope that good news and progress will be noted.  Today, not so much. David is evidently determining for himself when he wants to be in school.  If he doesn’t want to be there, he leaves the building and returns to the residence hall where his room is.  Evidently he has missed 72 hours this term.  When he is present, he swears worse than a truck driver, and uses the c%*T word frequently. He is mocking the behavior of others, and will apply the conditions of others to himself.  He pushes some kids to the point of tears with his mocking of their behavior.  If a child is acting out, he coaches them to act out even more. We don’t understand why they can’t keep him in the classroom.  No discipline will cause him to

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Finding Inspiration…

I was asked once, where do you find the strength.  the inspiration to keep fighting. While the answer is typical, I will say it took some time to recognize it.  I look to my kids.  I look to my kids and see the things and events in their lives that they overcome each day.  I look to the stories of families that I know and what they go through to live. A child with Cancer, a fear I hope I never know. A child with severe autism who is non-verbal. A child with social anxiety so severe that it is debilitating. A parent with stage 4 cancer who struggles to be able to see their child graduate, knowing that each new day is borrowed. A friend with MS who uses self-deprecating humor to help others see him for the human being that he is. A new father who glorifies in

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