You asked. I have two children. My son is 31 years old. We don't know where
he is living, haven't seen him in almost two years. We have custody of his
11 yo son who has high functioning autism. We have had him since he was
about 1 ½. After the first year of no contact he made a couple calls to talk
to his son, then called and asked if we would buy him a car. We have been in
and out of court over the years and he has out and out lied about us to the
judge. He lives in his own little world where everyone is against him. Then
we have our daughter. She is 24 and in college, getting ready to start the
nursing program for her RN. She is already scheduling for her masters in
nursing and her associates in Psychology. This is after her teen years of
being Goth and cutting herself. Two years of counseling. She has completely
turned around. Not to say she is perfect. She can push my buttons and drive
me up a wall in a heartbeat. So now we have our grandson, who we are
raising. He is autistic, albeit high functioning. He has days where I am
exhausted at the end of the day just talking with him. Then he has days
where everything is a dream all day. Then he has days where something has
happened (usually involving one of his parents) and he shuts down for 1 or
more days. He has been making wonderful progress since we changed school
systems a year ago. He is in boy scouts too. They are a wonderful group of
people whom he has grown up with and he just did a full weekend of camping
thanks to these wonderful people. Even though he had a minor breakdown on
Saturday, they were able to get him settled down and evened out and he
finished the weekend.
So there you have it. The story about our son goes on. I could write a book
over the last 10 years. It has cost us a lot emotionally and with family.
But it will be worth it when our grandson is an adult and can function by
himself.
Valerie in Va.
Pat & Valerie
One day at a time
From: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Jeff Price
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 6:46 PM
To: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CHICKENS-101] Re: Keeping a plastic chicken waterer clean in
summer
Hi Georgia,
My 5 year old is a treasure to me. Yes, he can be difficult, but he is fun,
loving and has a gentle, kind heart. My other children are a 23 year old
that is a RN at Childrens Hospital in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit,
Birmingham,AL; Hannah who was moved into a known, convicted drug dealer's
house by her mother at 14 years old (we got her about a year later) and
developed drug/alcohol problems who is now a straight A student in college
persuing a BA in business & then perhaps law. She has received 5 promotions
in 14 months at a small glass coated steel pipe company(one of two in the
US) and has been told that in Jan, 2012 she will get another raise.
Turning that child around I developed gray hair, lost 40% of my hair on top
of my head & dissolved my retirement accounts to pay medical/legal bills.
Even though my business of almost 20 years was considered a very good
success when it was sold, the success of my daughter is a much better one.
So, as the 5 year old grows older he is getting more little chores. He is
intelligent, strong willed and very energetic. He will be more of a
challenge to raise. After putting him in Pre-K in Feb. he has become much
more aggressive, defiant & sneaky. Things are getting back to where they
should be and we are proud of how he is developing.
Now it is other people's turn to tell about their kids or grandkids. It is
great to learn about other people and their families, their ways. Websites &
photos are fun too.
Jeff Price
CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
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