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calm before a very chaotic storm

Earlier, I wrote to you about David’s explosion of behavior. I looked just now, and that post never published. I evidently saved it as a draft. So it will seem like these events are coming back to back, in reality, it has been a couple of hours. We had about 2 hours of calm. And then. One would think that Mt. Etna erupted. By the time things calmed, David was restrained multiple times. He became combative. I should really say that it all started with a grin. That grin that says hell is coming. His grin. The one I should know so well, that means he is about to come unglued. Sadly, I missed the sign that was staring me in the face. So tonight I am the worst father, my wife is the worst mother, we are the worst family. He said “he wants a new family”. My wife

want to know something scary?

Today we had a bit of a go. He didn’t want to listen. I would tell him to do something and he would laugh and grin. I would get him into his shoes, and he would take off his coat. He would put on his coat, and then take off his shoes. I got hold of his hand, and thinking he was going to kick at me, I ended up kicking him. Later after we both calmed down, we left to run the grocery errand. I asked him. “Do you like how you feel when you upset or hurt someone?” “Yes, sometimes I do.” was his reply. He said “it feels like when I got the DS. (his gameboy) or when I found out I was coming home.” In the grand scheme of things, today didn’t have to happen. I should have walked away. I can’t leave him home alone

Where are your pants?

David was walking out of school today when I went to pick him up. First thing I noticed. He is wearing shorts. Now, I may not be the most observant, but I do know he was wearing jeans this morning when he left for school… Before he even got to the van, he was hollering, “let me tell you what happened… before you say anything, let me tell you what happened.” So and So told me I couldn’t wear pants to school today. So and So rides the van with David in the morning. School for the kids in the van is 50 miles away. Since the school is technically a private school, they have a dress code. Guess what is not included in said dress code? Tomorrow, I will be checking to ensure that he is wearing pants and underwear. No basketball shorts. Tweet #fighting4answrs