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Five Keys to Parenthood

I see so many people posting their hopes and dreams for their children. What are the keys to parenthood? I am by no means an expert on successful parenting.  In fact, I think that I fail quite admirably at the task everyday.  The key is to not give up. Tomorrow is a brand new day! Tenacity Compassion Love Humor Confidence These are in no particular order. Let’s discuss each of these and see if we can determine why each is on this list. Tenacity – Parenthood is tough.  We have only our past histories to teach us how to parent our children.  For some people past histories are enough.  For others, there isn’t a lot of past history to draw on so we look to other sources.  I am one of those people who looks to other sources.  I am the parent that I am today in spite of the

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Is this the start?

Caught David stealing food. He knows that all he has to do is tell us he is hungry. We just don’t want him hoarding food in his bedroom. Then he lies and blames it on others, including the cats. We know that with his metabolism, he burns enough food for two or three other people.  We are not withholding food. Makes me sad. Is this the start of the end of the honeymood? On a side note, his former psychiatrist agreed to accept him into her case load and not make us wait until the end of April. Time to return to the book “Get Your Joy Back”. Tweet #fighting4answrs

progress of sorts

David has been home for most of 10 days. Has it been perfect? No. Do I expect perfection? No. I am proud of the changes that I am seeing in him. Does he still have mental health issues? Yes.  He is not cured.  Not by any means. For now, I will take it. We are still struggling with getting therapists and psych teams set up.  Since he has been in facility for more than 2 years, he is considered a new patient by his last psychiatrist.  As a result, it will be April before we can get in and see her.  I am begging for a spot on the call list.  You know, the list that they can call if an opening happens because of a cancellation. Playing phone tag with mentoring. 🙂  At least that is on the schedule. As far as medicaid is concerned, no news.  Since the

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