we're talking in the large majority of these cases ordinary loving parents who slip a fatal cog -- usually related to dropping off the kid at day care -- and live with it for the rest of their lives.
These stories tear my heart out. I get it because these parents are exhausted working parents running on autopilot. The price they pay is unimaginably cruel.
Oh msbelle. I so badly want to shake Mac hard. I wish I didn't recognize that behavior so well. He has had countless opportunities to make the right decisions. Many hugs to you.
Sheryl, I am sorry it is so hard. I hope that you and Gary can find a method of giving each other breaks and covering for each other. Finding time for yourself to breathe at this stage is super challenging, and also really important.
I worry a lot about Mac, but he is truly at the stage where he has to make some adult decisions for himself. I worry about Mr. S, too, but at least he has time, and a stable, loving environment.
I found out that my brothers are both in SC with my uncle while my cousin is seeing to home things (she does have a job, but is probably going to be taking a break from it) in MO. Nobody thought to ask me if I could go down, but then I am the least likely to get along with my strong-willed uncle, who has Alzheimer's, and is now bereaved both of his wife (they'd have been married over 70 years now) and his only son (65). That's a lot of grief and missing support.
That's wonderful, quester! You deserve to get positive feedback more often.
Timelies all!
Mr. S is behaving better today, though still acting up. We're dropping him off at my MIL's house for a playdate while Gary and I go grocery shopping.
Sheryl, I hope the good behavior continues. Tomorrow is the first day of school for F.
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Kids! Yikes!
I'm sorry Mr S is being such a pain! Having only vicariously witnessed my brother's toddlers, I know they all went through extremely difficult stages, but survived to become very cool adults, with fairly insane children of their own. All of which is to say, I hope you survive this to get to the cool part!
Msbelle, Mac is so unbelievably stubborn! It would have broken me long ago. I hope he wakes up someday to realize how lucky he is to have you.
sj, I have been watching f grow up an the book of faces, but can't quite believe she's ready for school!
quester, still preschool. This will be her third year at her current school, and she may stay one more year for preK.
Spoke too soon. When we picked him up, he started to spit on us, throw stuff and hit. We put him in time out in his room when we got home, and he pushed the screen out of his window. Gary's had no luck trying to put it back.
Ugh, Sheryl I'm sorry. ltc just started the spitting thing. Where do they even get this stuff from?
