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Kjs
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I haven't been here in a long time. Not saying difficult child has not had issues, but small and better controlled.
We've been busy. easy child was married a year ago. My little granddaughter was born in November.
difficult child graduated from High School two weeks ago with 13 college credits !!!! He finished his academic classes
in January but stayed on doing a student partnership in a kindergarden class. He wanted to do this all year.
He is 17 - and loved those kids. He even had a status on his facebook that said "who would of thought 24 five year olds
would be the highlight of my day" He came home many times stating one boy in the class misbehaves. One day he said
he was beat up by this boy. He was working one on one with him and made him erase things and he was just frustrated.
then he said "he is so smart...why doesn't he just apply himself" HELLO...Heard that our entire school lives.
difficult child skipped a grade and graduated
Often wondered if it would ever happen since he hated school so much. He even took a college class one night a week second semester. I cried at graduation. Because these past 12 years were the most difficult years. NOBODY can understand what we went through....except those like you who have been there. He still takes his medications with no asking.
But he now has goals. It will be difficult when other classmates leave for college and he does not. I am not sure he would be ok living away from home. Anxiety gets the best of him at times, but he is able to settle down. Just afraid if he is so far away how that would work. Needs a little more practice, closer to home.
He is facing many of his stressors, and things that set off anxiety attacks. He is working. He is doing well at this moment. And I know that all of you know, that could change in a split second.
Looking forward to starting community college and getting him ready to go off on his own.
Thanks to all on this board who have helped me through these past 12 + years.
KJS
We've been busy. easy child was married a year ago. My little granddaughter was born in November.
difficult child graduated from High School two weeks ago with 13 college credits !!!! He finished his academic classes
in January but stayed on doing a student partnership in a kindergarden class. He wanted to do this all year.
He is 17 - and loved those kids. He even had a status on his facebook that said "who would of thought 24 five year olds
would be the highlight of my day" He came home many times stating one boy in the class misbehaves. One day he said
he was beat up by this boy. He was working one on one with him and made him erase things and he was just frustrated.
then he said "he is so smart...why doesn't he just apply himself" HELLO...Heard that our entire school lives.
difficult child skipped a grade and graduated
Often wondered if it would ever happen since he hated school so much. He even took a college class one night a week second semester. I cried at graduation. Because these past 12 years were the most difficult years. NOBODY can understand what we went through....except those like you who have been there. He still takes his medications with no asking.But he now has goals. It will be difficult when other classmates leave for college and he does not. I am not sure he would be ok living away from home. Anxiety gets the best of him at times, but he is able to settle down. Just afraid if he is so far away how that would work. Needs a little more practice, closer to home.
He is facing many of his stressors, and things that set off anxiety attacks. He is working. He is doing well at this moment. And I know that all of you know, that could change in a split second.
Looking forward to starting community college and getting him ready to go off on his own.
Thanks to all on this board who have helped me through these past 12 + years.
KJS
