#1….. these post sound like I am talking about the borge…. not to far off. LOL

• Posted on 28th April 2006
• in This-n-that
• by Dragonfly

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The kids just make me smile. They are all so worried about daddy. #1 well his school is showing it. We were getting so far with him and he is doing so much better. But this is a major set back for us. We are reading this wonderful book that has been helping so much in teaching our RAD child how to love. He actually smiles for real now. I am almost to were he can start to play with other kids. I am so happy about how far he has come. But this is a set back. His world is starting to jiggle around him and he is to new to being loved unconditionally to understand how to work through it. Not sure that any of that made since. But he needs a lot of prayers as well. Please keep him there.

Now last night was his OT/PT session…. * G* LOL it was GREAT… he did well and while he was in Yoga I sat in the Baby PT room. Next thing I know I heard….

“MOM…. is that YOU?”

*stretching…. realize sit up fast.* “Ummmmm yeah it is…..”

“Were you Sleeping?”

“Yup I guess I was …. didn’t even know I was asleep until you woke me up.”

We giggled all the way to the pharmacy…. than he asks

“Mom can I get a propel?” I have let him do it in the past when we are running to the store for something real quick. He has come so far that this was great…..

“No.” I said simply with ice cream in my eyes….

“Okay mom……may I ask why?”

“No you may not.”

“Okay mom.”

Complete trust no. Didn’t ask again … we went into the store and he asked for sunglasses and I told him I didn’t have the money for it. I needed to get daddies meds… so we were did not have the money for the sunglasses……

Well now I put the cat out of the bag. I explained myself and I shouldn’t have I know…. for RAD that isn’t how it works. BUT ….. this boy of mine…. used his head… and …. came up with a wonderful solution.

“Since you are getting dads medicine… and you are not having a lot of money. Getting a propel and a pair of sunglasses is just to much for the budget. How about I work and raise some money for them… than you and dad wont have to worry about it?”

“That is a great idea. What kind of a job can you get this young?”

“I think that I will talk to Grandma about her yard. I know that she needs it mowed.”

How did I get so lucky….? He is just so brilliant. 9 years old and he is going to work for those sunglasses and for that propel. I am so darned proud of him for working all that out in his head. Now talking to her is still his job. I will not do it for him. He has a restitution that he has to pay first. Debts and bills always come first. so….. that will be a lesson for tomorrow. * G* today I think he has done wonderful