Just got a phone call from the school that David goes to. Evidently he got caught stealing an electronic dictionary from the school. They are going to give him consequences. Um yeah. Consequences. These are the ones that don’t work… apologize. time out. write down what you did and why. no more access to the…
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hypervigilance is starting to wear me out
This constant state of awareness is starting to wear me down. Having to always be on, and aware of David’s position/location in the house is wearing on everyone. tonight I caught him hiding a couple of combination padlocks in the couch. He claimed to have found them on the floor. He said that Cinnamon must…
Sherlock Father and the Case of the Missing Gadget
Well, he came home. Had him take off his pants, in the process he had to kneel down and untie his shoes. David thought that he would be clever with a little slight of hand. I saw him move something on the floor. After he stood up, I patted down his socks, and the back…