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Upcoming feature – Newsletter

Starting January 1, 2013, (yes we know, it is hard to imagine) we will be adding a newsletter to our blog.  If you would like to sign up for it, you can sign up when you leave a comment on any page. Per request, our email list will remain private, and will never be sold/shared/traded or anything else that people find invasive. And, if at any time you are not satisfied, you can choose to opt-out of our newsletter. Things that will include: – a list of that months blog posts by date and title. – tips for stay at home dads – site of the month feature – product reviews that we have tried out ourselves.  Every product is tested in our home before we write a review about it. – a list of coming conferences/seminars that might be neat to attend. – one book review. Thank you for

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Placement sometimes feels wrong..

Is it wrong for me to have moments where I relish the concept that David is in placement? Today for example.  My bride and I went to see David and spent two hours visiting him.  Afterward, we went out for supper and then we went shopping.  When David was at home, we never would have been able to do that. He was too volatile to leave at home with anyone except his aunt.  And we couldn’t expect her to come and visit every time we needed to go to the store, or wanted to go out to eat. It isn’t as though we were never able to go to the store, but often a trip to the store involved a pat down of David’s pockets before entering and before leaving.  When he would be in the psych unit at the hospital, we would have respite, as well as when he

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First visit with David

He has been a resident since October 3rd.  Today we had our first visit.  It went well, we were able to see him for two hours.  We played a couple of board games, and then watched a show on tv. He is as energetic as ever. It breaks my heart to see him happy there.  But it also makes me feel better to know that he is happy.  This placement is for him to learn how to control himself. He still has not asked when he gets to come for a visit. He won’t be home for Thanksgiving, and likely will only be able to have a couple of hours on Christmas pass.  It will be hard to not have him home, on the other hand, his brothers and sisters are opening up more every day. Tweet #fighting4answrs