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Another pleasant visit

We had a pleasant visit with David today.  No issues, no tantrums. Last week after we left he had a period of high activity and needed to be restrained. They were afraid he would hurt himself or someone else.  Since then, no problems. Nearly every week I hear how good he is doing. If he is doing so well, why won’t they keep him?  Why force us to move him? I just don’t understand. The standard argument is that he needs a “low stimulus” environment.  Well, there are only four kids in his residence currently.  Short of isolating him completely, how “low stimulus” can he get? Related articles A pleasant visit (whynotfathers.com) Tweet #fighting4answrs

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A watershed moment

yesterday, Friday, was something of a watershed moment for us.  We realize that we are one day closer to moving David to another state for the ongoing care and treatment of his multifaceted mental illness.  On Monday, December 23, we will have our last monthly staffing meeting for David. On Monday, December 23, we will celebrate Christmas with David. Sometime in the first two weeks of January, 2014, mom and I will make the trip to his new home with him.  After that, there won’t be any more weekly visits.  We will have Skype, but hugging a computer isn’t the same as hugging my son. We are happy that we get to spend one more Christmas with him close by. ====== I was thinking today, my childhood.  See my brother and I are adopted.  We share the same DNA, he is about 18 months older.  So, I understand some of

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A pleasant visit

Yesterday we had the opportunity to see David, like we do every weekend.  The visit started out rather rocky, with him copping an attitude about food. Seems that the cottage residents made brownies and he was afraid he wouldn’t get any. Watched a movie, mom and dad worked on some craft things.  The best part about the visit was that David sat in a chair after the initial period of arguing and watched the movie.  For the most part very quietly. It was nice to spend time with him and his brothers. He still thinks he should get to come home since he has been good for three days.  I wish it was that simple.   Tweet #fighting4answrs

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