Aug 16 2017
Lizze and I met with Dr Pattie last evening, as per the usual for our Tuesday nights. Our main topic of course was school and how to handle this school year. I should very clear that no one thinks homeschooling the boys is a good idea. As the school year approaches, I’m getting worried about …
Aug 15 2017
Lizze and I are meeting with the boys therapist and bringing up the subject of homeschooling. As scary as that sounds, I’m not sure we have much of a choice. Emmett isn’t wearing most shirts anymore and frankly, getting him to wear anything is next to impossible. The idea of another school year where we …
May 15 2017
Sunday was a tough day for Elliott. He’s been struggling emotionally for awhile. We’re working with Dr. Pattie to help him, but he’s in a place where I’m not sure how to get through to him. Much of what is eating him alive is in regards to school. He likes school but he’s extremely frustrated …
May 12 2017
Sometimes it’s really hard to find the strength to pick up and continue moving forward. There are days when the idea of continuing to keep moving ahead, is so completely overwhelming. Poor Emmett has now gone almost two days without being able to tolerate a shirt. This is a newer thing for us, because we’re …
May 11 2017
It’s currently pushing 5:30 PM, and Emmett still won’t tolerate a shirt. We’ve tried a few times throughout the day, but haven’t made any progress. I’m thinking it’s best not to push him at this point because we want him to be able to wear one tomorrow morning. I spoke with the principal this afternoon, …
Apr 18 2017
Both boys had a good day at school but Elliott’s a bit frustrated over his homework for the week. Homework proves to be a struggle when he has four days in which to do it. I’ve written about this countless times. Elliott is frustrated because it’s a short school week and yet they’re given the …
Mar 24 2017
Before we go into this post, I want to be clear that Elliott wants me to share this personal journal entry of his. He hopes other kids will learn something from him. There’s so much to catch you up on, and I’m trying to get there, but it’s been one problem after another. This is …
Feb 03 2017
I promised that I would write about why Emmett’s school report led to so many meltdowns over the last week or so. The reason can be summed up in two words, literal interpretation. The instructions provided simply said to write about three things you like to do in the snow. Seems pretty simple and …
