TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2010 Sojourn Through Parental Types The end of the year is always tough for HSB. As I mentioned in earlier posts, he usually decides by the end of April that the year is over. This year has especially been hard for him. Not only did he have tremendous problems in two major
Reflections Approaching Graduation Today, I have a meeting at the school, for son 2′s performance review, in which the district justifies his graduation despite goals unmet. That sounds a bit extreme, perhaps, but it’s the process. His unmet goals include turning in assignments on time and frankly, turning up for school. Hasn’t been a strong
As a little girl we played house and created a world with the perfect home, husband and child. Pretending to be a mom was a world with aprons, easy bake ovens, high heel shoes and pretty red lipstick. We knew this to be true, we saw it everywhere. It was on our televisions everyday. Donna
The Isolation of Families With Mental Illness I can’t think of anything more painful or more heart wrenching than that of the day to day life of a parent of a child with a serious mental illness. This is not to diminish the pain of parents of children with medical illnesses or of parents who
Gaming the System In continuation of my last post, I talked to hubby about the fact that HSB was gaming the system and that he had accused the administration of his school of being biased against persons with aspergers syndrome. I thought that they had always treated HSB fairly and were willing to help him,
