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Explosive Visit With David Today.

We saw David today.  The plan was a two hour visit.  We were there 20 minutes. The argument started because David decided that he wanted to be obstinate.  I was getting the situation defused when David decided that he was done with the visit and took off down the hallway.  I had to go after him to ensure that he didn’t get into anything he wasn’t supposed to.  Once he was outside, I hollered for him to stop and talk to me.  He was about half a city block away and picking up speed.  Staff at this point was coming out of the residence.  So I told them that he was running away from us. In his anger, he left behind all of his toys.  So his sister brought them out to the door by his cottage.  David erupted.  Said that she was stealing his stuff.  His sister engaged and

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Some days make everything worthwhile

I will be the first to admit, raising a child with Reactive Attachment Disorder is a challenge.  Raising a David is an incredible challenge. Today. Made it all worthwhile. I have chronic illnesses, and as a result, sometimes have difficulty sleeping.  Some days too much, other days, not at all.  Friday night was one of those “not at all” nights.  When I finally fell asleep at 6am, I was utterly exhausted. 9am, my phone rings.  David calling.  Any other time, I would love to talk to him. Since he is on a kick right now where he is calling, I answered it. “Dad, could we change our dad and me time?” he asked. “What did you have in mind?” I asked wearily. “How about we go to the 1 o’clock movie?  Epic.”  he stated. And thus, my time with David bumped from 3pm to 1pm, and we went to a

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a smile, and a wakeup

My sleep schedule is messed up because of illness.  I might sleep 14 hours today and none tomorrow.  I sleep when my body lets me. Today, I was in the middle of a rem cycle, and the phone rang.  How awesome that David called two days in a row.  He asked if I was sleeping, and I told him, “I am never too asleep to talk to you.” I don’t know how long he will continue these calls, but any interruption in my day is welcome when it comes to him.  Yesterday he called twice. Loving it. During each conversation, he never stayed on one topic for more than a minute or two.   Tweet #fighting4answrs