I title this post “Destroying Success” for a simple fact. David has been in facility based care before. He has been discharged from such a care to home three times out of the 5 placements he has had. Each time home has resulted in behaviors so volatile that he experiences frequent trips to the mental…
Category: accountability
Playing with fire
I feel like we are playing with fire here. Admittedly, David also likes to play with fire. David admitted to that too. We had blamed another child for the small fires. David claims that it was him that did the deed. We have not had any of the fires during any of the periods when…
Admitting the horror
It has come to our attention that David has admitted to trying to kill animals with his hands, and with chemicals. I don’t fault David for admitting the horror that he has tried. I don’t fault him for it, it is a symptom of his mental illnesses. Last year he attacked me more than once…