Mar 03 2020
It’s been a very challenging day. I got the kids off to school and then met with Lizze and the kids therapist to hammer out all the important details of our pending dissolution. It’s complicated for a number of reasons but it’s incredibly civil, there’s absolutely no animosity and everything is already worked out. While …
Feb 29 2020
The kids spent the night at their mom and grandparents house. They’ll be home in a couple hours and for right now, I’m enjoying the quiet. It sounds like the visit is going well and that always makes me happy. 🙂 Last night I swung by to say hi to my mom and ended up …
Feb 25 2020
So we had a really emotional therapy session tonight. We’re talking the kind that of emotional that leaves you exhausted the following day. I can already feel the emotional hangover coming. Tonight was all about the divorce related issues the kids are struggling with. Their mom was there and while it was very emotionally charged, …
Feb 24 2020
My day is like an emotional roller-coaster. We absolutely had some high points but we also had low points and other points in between. Emmett absolutely kicked ass today and him returning to school full time is the highlight of my week right now. The problem is they are struggling with all that life has …
Feb 02 2020
The boys came home around noon today and Elliott was in a mood from the moment he walked in the door. Visits are a mixed bag for any kid but when you factor in the complexity that Autism brings to the party, it’s even more so. A mixed reaction to a visit with his mom …
Jan 22 2020
I’m feeling incredibly overwhelmed and frustrated tonight. The boys have been at each other’s throats all day and there were a few times where I was very close to reaching the end of my rope. Emmett is incredibly impulsive right now and it’s difficult to manage that behavior at the moment. Elliott has a very, …
Jan 09 2020
We had a very, very emotional Wednesday night therapy session. It was emotional for a number of reasons but it ended in a positive way and the kids are better for it. I was a less than ideal situation but it was the lesser of two evils and kids needed to have some questions answered …
Jan 05 2020
The boys had an overnight visit with their mom and grandparents last night. The very first of 2020. There were some minor issues with one of the kids while they were out and I called their mom last night to make sure everything was okay. She had handled the sitution well and I was more …
