W: Hey, how was S today? M: Another rough day for him. Cried in the morning at the bus and with sitter before I came home. W: Poor Baby. Can I come see him tomorrow? M: Sure, we can manage that. When? W: I work until 7 and can come right afterwards. I don't know if he's missing me or not, but this is the longest I've gone without seeing him and it's tearing me up. M: I'm sure it's difficult for you. It's hard on all of us. You know we keep an open door for visits. I'm sure your schedule makes things difficult though. W: It does, but I can change things around for him. I need to see him more than this, and he needs it too. M: I agree. I'm doing the best I can, but I'm sure he would benefit from having you around more. W: You are doing a fantastic job and don't you doubt it for a second! I'm sure it's hard on you as well. Maybe we can come up with a better system so I can see him more and do more to help you out. M: I welcome the help. I just don't want it to take away from my time with him. I'm sure we can figure something out. Thanks by the way. W: I want to do anything I can for our son. And I won't try to infringe on your time. I just want to do more and have time with him as well. M: I understand. Come by tomorrow after work. S can show you his new dance moves. W: Ok, sounds good. Thank you.
Sorry for the long post but I'm hoping to get some feedback on my interactions these days. I read DB and check the boards here every day but its one thing to read what you should do and another to implement it correctly in interactions. With S schedule and W work schedule I'm fairly confident we will only be able to come up with her spending time here with us more or out doing things on the weekends. As it is W gets off work at 7 every day and S is supposed to be in bed at 9. Mornings are out because he is on a bus at 6:30. Anyhow, just on my brain this morning obviously.
M: 43 W: 43 Married 6 yrs. T: 7 yrs. Son 20, 18, 17, 15 yrs. (w/ Autism), 12, 10
