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Every Parent of a Mentally Ill Child Has This Fear

I don’t know how it is in most families, I just know in mine, this is our fear. That David will stop responding to his meds, and then be seen as a threat by law enforcement. Once he turns 18, we will have little ability to ensure that he takes his medications, unless we get court ordered guardianship of an adult. In honesty, as much as I love David, I don’t know that I could do this for the rest of my life, so once he turns 18, I will advocate for a guardian from outside of the family. There are reasons for this. I am not in the best of health, and my health will continue to deteriorate despite the best of efforts of my medical team and I. If life with David is difficult for the kids when he is a youngster, and they want or feel a

A fathers thoughts about Steubenville.

It is easy for someone to make armchair assumptions about a situation. Steubenville has been in the headlines lately because of incidents that occurred their which involved the football team, some cheerleaders and a party. To say that a lack of social responsibility occurred is an understatement. What possessed this reportedly bright stars of their community to do such a thing? I can wax poetic about the failure of society. I can wax poetic about the failure of the parents. We as a society can vilify the entertainment world that makes events such as this fodder for main stream entertainment. In the end, the fault lies with the participants. The willing participants. Those people who made a conscious decision to participate in the events that occurred that night. Henry Rollins said it best. “One story has captivated our staff and nation…” I don’t listen to a lot of what

Pulbic to news media or not?

I have been advised to take our story regarding David public. To CNN and FoxNews. In regards to how No Child Left Behind and the Garrison School District have conspired against educating our son in the home district under the guise of “we are unable to provide the services that his needs require…” How is shuttling him 58 miles each way to a school in another district considered least restrictive? What say you? I am not an attention seeking man. I would rather seek the path of diplomacy. But when diplomacy fails, what path is one left with? What is the difference between facilitation and mediation? We have had a facilitated IEP, and now the school is calling for a Mediated IEP. What is the difference? Or do we skip it all and go right to Due Process. There are those who also think that we should file a law