Hello all. Thank you for stopping by, thank you for your good wishes and prayers.
Snodderly: Some children are just h@ll bent to do stupid things and not think about what the consequences are. Sometimes it is a cry for help and/or attention. Yes. D19 had a speech problem as a child. Diagnosed as "apraxia", unusual because often that diagnosis is part of a larger problem such as retardation. D19 only presented with the speech issue, quite severe at the beginning, she was deemed only 10% intelligible at age 3. Years and years of therapy have her to the point now that she is probably 90% intelligible; often people think she has an "accent". While there was never any diagnosed learning or mental development issue, she always struggled in school. But, too, as a 5 year old the disparity between her math and comprehension skills was such that she was nearly considered savant. All this could certainly have contributed to "acting out" and behavior issues.
uRworthy: But as with everything else in life, sometimes you cannot predict what is going to happen. THAT is probably a very good thing. Just imagine, if we all knew on our wedding day what we know now... And she is on her own journey. Sometimes bumps in the road forces you to turn the wheel. I hope this is what happens for her. I very much like your analogy uR.
WhiteRose ~ thank you for your kind words
RosaLinda, I should have thought of you when I asked Snodderly about others who had MLC double dippers. Actually, and this may be hard to believe, my H is less nasty now. Before he was very in-my-face arrogant and rude. Now, he seems to just be a general donkey. Thank you RL for sharing about your son. I hope for similar results for D19.
Just back from S17B's soccer game. They lost, 3 - 2 with just a minute and a half to go.
I am ready for bed, fastfoodland is 8:30 tomorrow AM.
H should return sometime tomorrow. I am feeling rather annoyed at him right now.
I can visit D19 on Tuesday after work, for a half an hour. I am allowed to bring her 6 pairs of white socks, 6 pair of white underwear, 6 white bras without underwire, one set of thermal underwear, and a bible.
She phoned me just as I was driving to fastfoodland. She tried to play it all casual, no big deal.
She was crying by the end of the call.
The 5 minute phone call cost me $10. I put $25 on her commissary account which cost me $5.88 to do. So, I spent $40 in about 10 minutes today. And then drove 80 miles round trip for S17B's soccer game which cost me $5 to enter. About $60 gone with the wind... lol.
Goodnight all.
Me 46 H 56 M 22 yrs S22, D20, Twin Ss18
You teach people how to treat you by what you allow. What you stop. And what you reinforce. ~~~~~~~ A lack of boundaries invites a lack of respect.
