I saw my son, David, in handcuffs today. This is the first time. Fourteen years old. It is heart wrenching to see your child in this position, for some reason I don’t think that this is the last time he will be in this spot. We are trying to break through to him that his…
Category: behaivor issues
911. Out of control child
We were blessed with the appearance of one of the sisters for the night. David has 2 brothers and 2 sisters. The sisters generally don’t come around because of him, as is their right. So we were doing the family thing, supper. David got upset with me because I wouldn’t let him have pie without…
trying to do something different
We are trying desperately to change the way we respond to David. Trying not to feed into his moods. Trying to ignore his “little” behaviors. Trying to ignore the digs and insults. Trying to ignore the “affection” he shows the pets. It is a struggle. Today, I was in the city for an appointment. The…