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Life with a klepto part 1

Life with someone who compulsively takes things that don’t belong to them can be difficult. Constant vigilance is the key to maintaining your sanity. What happens when even constant vigilance doesn’t prevent the theft? Four hours of tension. Aunt’s keys went missing last night or early this morning. They were discovered missing at noon. 4 hours later… they were found. Four hours of “why don’t you believe me…” Four hours of “I didn’t take them…” to “Hear they are!” and the person who found them is the person who took them. He knew where they were all along. Not sure why he likes this attention. This father has chronic pain conditions. Any guesses how his body feels right now? At least they were found. We know David has a disorder that “pushes” him to do this, it would be so helpful if he would just admit it and get it

Who Else Wants Highly Disciplined Children Who Are Never Punished?

Are they trying to turn all our children into criminals and misfits? Aren’t you just sick and tired of people telling you how to raise your children? I mean, look around and you see all these unruly children with no home training whatsoever. Go tell them a thing or two. The first thing out of their mouths is Social Services, then they walk all over their parents, who don’t seem to have the backbone to stand up to their own children. Do people really care about your children? Enough of all the disapproving stares from strangers, and condescending attitude of friends and relatives. Don’t even mention all the nice talk on TV, from schools, and just about everywhere except the people in your neighborhood. They go on about hitting of children as child abuse. Well you’ve tried NOT hitting, and all that does is make the children start behaving like all those others…

an interesting week plus other stuff.

Well, the staff for the mediator has been in touch with us. We are looking at the end of July, first part of August for the meeting. Before the meeting can take place, we have to have a half hour long orientation. According to the mediator staff the meeting will take place in the Garrison High School Board Room. Nothing like meeting in a neutral place that has appropriate technology to bring all of the people together with seating for all of the people involved. On Thursday we met the potential respite provider for David. She seems like a nice lady with a lot of experience. Time will tell how things work out. On Wednesday David had my cell phone all day. Very frustrating. He texted and emailed most everyone in my phone book. He also reset the password so that when I got it back and went to use