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Category Archives: Mental Health

Articles relating to mental health are in this category. Typically they will fall into one of two categories. Yours, or your child’s. Yes, your mental health is important.

Causal Leadership Summit

Last week, I was blessed with the opportunity to attend a seminar called “Summit on Causal Leadership.” It was an incredible experience to be in a setting with agencies, both state and non-profit, talking about leadership.  Not just any type of leadership, but leadership that helps achieve goals for kids with special healthcare needs. I left the meeting on Thursday with a full head of steam and a lot of ideas.  Friday’s session cemented my goals. I plan to apply for non-profit status for “Why Not Fathers”. I plan to develop some brochures and offer my abilities to speak to differing groups of people about fatherhood. What it takes to be a father, how to keep a marriage alive, staying involved in the lives of our kids. See, I have this belief.  This belief that “parenthood is a lifestyle choice.”  More on that concept at another time. For now, one

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Tags: family, Home, leadership, NDBlogger, parenting, speaker ·

those special phone calls

Just got off the phone with David. I love it when he calls.  He sounds so, so loveable. I don’t know any other word to describe it.  It makes my heart soar to hear his voice. I confess, I miss him. I don’t miss his behaviors though. Tweet #fighting4answrs

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2 weeks and counting

It has been two weeks since David entered placement. In  the intervening time period, we have had an IEP, we have received his first treatment plan.  We have learned that David is pushing limits already. He has stolen something every single day that he has been a resident.  Either from the school that is on-site, or from the residence hall. He has stolen everything from a Franklin Electronic Dictionary to a cell phone, followed by an mp3 player. In other news, he has also served in school suspension because of his overzealous use of the F-word. I struggle everyday.  I struggle with him not being at home.  I am still mostly on a night time schedule, and when I find myself dozing off, I wake with a start and then search the house looking for David. I wonder how long it will take me to get out the habit. I

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Tags: bipolar, mental health, NDBlogger, reactive attachment disorder, TBI ·

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