There are so many scams, online predators, and social media trolls out there! For all of that, common sense seems to indicate that technology is something that a parent should protect their children from.
It's been an exhausting day and I'm not even halfway through it. I have three more appointments before dinner and I'm running on empty. I spoke with the school and met with Emmett's teacher to discuss the problems with his journal entries. They're very flexible with the topics and happy to work with him. Emmett and I spent some time working on school work this morning and brainstorming ideas for his journal. Shortly after lunch, he went to spend some time with my Mom. I feel that he needed this time and it will do him some good. It's probably the best thing I could have done for him today and all I can do is what I feel is right. I'm getting ready to walk into therapy for myself…
So the boys have made a request for the future man cave. They want to be able to hangout there with their friends and play video games. I don't have an iddue with that at all. I love the idea of them being more social and if that helps, more power to them. What I'd like to do is get a gaming chair that they can sit in. I forget where they used one but they really liked it. They are super comfortable and designed for gamers. Again, this is a wishlist kinda thing but I feel like it's basically doable at some point. I did look at Anda Seat, to get an idea of what I'm looking at. It's not going to happen tomorrow but perhaps in the very…
Part of preparing for our upcoming trip is getting Ruby ready to be boarded. In order to do that, she needed a check up and a vaccine for kennel cough. Emmett was with me at this point and we took Ruby to the vet together. He was a big help and Ruby did awesome. She didn't need muzzled and that is always a good thing. Ruby is a really good dog but the first time she met the vet, she was really freaked out and kept growling. She had to be muzzled as a precaution. Since then, she's done great and yesterday was no expection. Afterwards, we figured we'd take her for a short walk and sorta reward her for doing such a good job. We ended up at the…
I'm getting very close to the end of my rope today and teetering on the brink of insanity. My kids are amazing and I love the completely. They are, however, struggling a great deal and it's impacting every aspect of our lives. Elliott has been in a horrible mood, all day long. He's being mean to his brother and refusing to cooperate at every turn. I happen to know that he's very angry, scared, confused and heartbroken. I also know that he's desperately trying to regain some control in his life and is taking it to an extreme. I get it and I'm not angry but this isn't productive and we need to find better ways of managing our pain. Emmett had a massive emotional breakdown tonight. He was trying…
The boys and I are getting ready to go on our little working vacation and I beginning to stress out a little bit. Planning this whole thing out is a bit challenging because and doing it completely on my own is even moreso. I'm hoping that our experience will help others learn more about the unique challenges families like mine face. With 3 Special Needs kids, there are literally a million things that could go wrong and I have to be prepared for anything. I've tried to think about the most likely scenarios but I feel like I'm forgetting as much as I'm remembering. I need to Zen the heck out before I lose my mind. Maybe I should spend some time checking out different ways of viewing life in…
A rough night lead to a challenging morning but all was not lost. Emmett had nightmares all night long. They were particularly cruel and unrelenting this time. To make matters worse, he woke up around 5:30 AM with a nose bleed. By the time the alarm went off, he was pretty much on the verge of a panic attack. He was shaking, nauseous and exhausted. He was already convinced that he was not going to be able to manage school today. We were supposed to bump things up to 2 hours a day this week and he was freaking out. The poor kid was completely over his limit and it wasn't looking like a particularly good start to the week, even by Monday's standards. Rather than give up, I encouraged…
I'm working very hard to get us into a routine again. Part of that is getting everyone more involved in the day to day responsibilities around the house. Gavin is doing awesome in this category. As Elliott and Emmett get older, they need to take on more responsibility. One recent example of this was dealing with the newly bought groceries. We hit the grocery store on Sunday afternoon and picked up at least some of what we needed. The kids we fresh off a visit and that made things a bit more challenging but we got it done. When we got home, Gavin bought the groceries into the house while the rest of us cleaned out the fridge and put everything away. Everyone played a role. Emmett cleaned out the…