'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Oh, that is WONDERFUL, Deena.
And I quite seriously, give some of the credit for that to your parenting skills. You've been on top of Aidan's problems while applauding and reinforcing his strengths. And you have *never* shown any sign of blaming Aidan for his shortfalls.
I KNEW that boy was brilliant!
That's great news, Deena!
{{ChiKat and Cindy}}
Whyfor the stabby, Steph?
YAY DEENA! And what Betsy said tenthousand fold.
Whyfor the stabby, Steph?
Just one of those clusterfuck days.
clusterfuck days.
Ah, one of those. <hands Steph a perfectly balanced poniard>
Yay, Deena!! That's fantastic! And, I agree with Betsy 100%.
Thanks for the hugs. Even virtual ones help.
Steph, I'd hand you a knife, but none of mine are sharp. Would you like a dull one? It might be more interesting.
Thanks, Guys. Man this parenting thing is hard.
{{Aimee}} I've been vibing at you.
*never* shown any sign of blaming Aidan for his shortfalls.
Heh. That's because I blame myself most of the time. But yeah. I'm trying very hard and so is he.
eta: Chikat, looks like I will get to meet you at the F2F! I'm all excited about the idea. Hugs to you. I've had dreams like that and they're so hard to shake.
Aidan was evaluated by the school district psychologist, 2 special ed teachers, an advocate of some sort, an occupational therapist, speech therapist and vision teacher this morning. They were hugely impressed with his fine motor skills, ability to concentrate, his gentleness, his politeness, and his general loveability. It's kind of nice to go through these things, however much they're stressful beforehand because it gives me new perspective. "He kicks and screams and hits me when he gets frustrated. He throws his plate when he's done with his food. He likes to pinch me." "Oh, sounds like a lively 3 year old." Huh.
They agree that he's developmentally delayed and that he's got vision problems, but they saw no sign of autism and think that his coping mechanisms are brilliant. He can do some things that the average normal kid can't do. It was stressful, but good. I posted about preparing for it in my LJ, and I just have to say that I love you guys. The comfort was much appreciated.
Yay, Aidan!!! And Deena, too!
Teppy, I'm sorry you're feeling so stabby.
Steph, I'd hand you a knife, but none of mine are sharp. Would you like a dull one? It might be more interesting.
Hands Teppy a spoon.
"Why a spoon, brother?" "Because it'll hurt more!"
Throws in a spork for good measure.