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Guns and burgers anyone?

I am a fan of a good burger. I am also a fan of firearms. Firearms are not toys. They are tools or weapons that have a purpose. That said, why would you combine the two? Especially with children! I suppose one could have a good barbecue at a shooting event, but would you let your nine year old shoot an Uzi? At an Arizona range, a firearms instructor was reportedly shot and killed by nine year old with an Uzi. Are you serious? Who had the bright idea to give a weapon like an Uzi to a child and say have it? It has been reported that the firearms instructor was shot in the head. In addition, the news reports that I read stated that the instructor was following protocol. Really? While it is sad that the man died, I would be horrified to

a thought about publicity and blogging about my son

there are some who write blogs about their families that do so for the attention and the publicity that they can attain. My blog has never been about getting a bunch of attention. It has been about our struggles with mental illness in a small child. It is about our struggle in getting appropriate services both in school and in treatment centers for that child. We, our family, miss David everyday that he is gone. He has been in the residential psychiatric facility for 2 and a half months. In that time, my level of posting has decreased. Why? Without David at home, there is very little to write about. His care is satisfactory, he appears to be responding well to treatment goals. We do not know when David will be returning to the family home. At this point, we want to get through the holidays and see how things

Psych stay again

Working on getting David admitted to psych again. He is throwing up his meds, stealing and refusing meals. He has lost 5 pounds in the last week due to throwing up his meds. Tweet #fighting4answrs