Author Archives: David's Father

hope and aspirations

I think that David would make an incredible attorney. He has unlimited energy and a quest for the answer. He can ask the same question ten different ways, and about subjects completely unrelated to the question. He can hear through walls and ignore things 2 feet in front of his face. So many questions, so few answers. Where did I put my headphones? Actually, to be fair, he has been incredibly good today. Although the day isn’t over, I am holding out for continued positive behavior. Tweet #fighting4answrs

Just us today

It is just David and I today.  For the most part, he is being reasonable. For the most part.  Last night when we got home, he was beyond difficult.  Not sure if it was my exhaustion, his excitement of having me to himself, or a combination of the two, but last night was rough. Today, I woke in time to take a morning conference call, grab a shower and coffee.  Then I stretched out on the couch for a few minutes.  Next thing I knew, it was 1 o’clock.  A glance at David since we share a bedroom, he was still sleeping.  All curled up with a cat on each side and the dog at his feet. more than 15 hours of sleep for him.  So last night, I think was his way of telling me that he was exhausted. I guess all of the signs are there, we just

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buttons, buttons, let’s push some buttons.

David seems intent to push all of the buttons that he can tonight. Every time he thought I was looking at him, he would ask “what?” Then he would turn the laptop he was playing a game on away. The third time he was asked, “What are you doing?” “Checking my yahoo account” was his response. So then we had a rapid discussion regarding why he couldn’t be on the Internet. And then let’s push buttons.  Buttons, Buttons, who has got the buttons.. So now, he can’t even play video games on the laptop. Just when we think we can give him a little trust, he takes it and rends it into millions of pieces.   Tweet #fighting4answrs