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Does he not think that we are going to catch him in these lies? David came home from the safe bed. One of the rules of the place is that he is not allowed off campus. AT ALL. For any reason. So he came home with a story about how he went to Menard’s with staff and two residents. The staff spent 15 dollars on a remote control for him. Yeah, let me check on the veracity of your story little buddy. I wonder if we can get him a job as a politician. Tweet #fighting4answrs
It has been 24 hours since I left David in the safe bed. I am trying to adjust to sleeping, but don’t want to make too much change, as he will be back home on Saturday. The truth is, I miss him. I don’t miss the tantrums. I miss the good David that comes home from school and talks for 45 minutes about his school day, seeming to take only three or four breaths during the whole conversation. I miss stepping on his cars, and telling him that he needs to stay out of the path of travel in the living room with his toys. A part of me is sad that he wasn’t upset when I left him there yesterday. To him, it was just another day. I don’t miss the constant abuse and verbal sparring. Related articles stay tuned for your daily tantrum (whynotfathers.com) its 0630, have you
David is in a “safe bed” for the next four days. No t.v. no computer, no interaction with peers. Just him, four walls, a bed, a desk and a chair. He will have daily homework, written assignments, that he must complete. Why? David has been having many hour long tantrums and outbursts the last couple of days. Well, since Friday. They are worse when he steals things and gets caught. He has been getting caught a lot lately. We discussed putting him into the hospital, and he was looking forward to that. So this is something new that we are going to try. I went into this feeling relief for having a plan. Now, I feel sad. Sad that it has come to this. But! I have to protect the rest of the family. No one deserves to bear the brunt of another person’s never ending anger. Still, if I