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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 363526" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>My kids are not the average bears either. Oldest one did graduate HS and has received one AA and one certificate from the local community college but he wasnt into all that prom stuff. Jamie graduated HS and went to prom but only because his girlfriend wanted to go. Of course, Cory has done none of that. He feels badly now. </p><p></p><p>One thing Suz said reminded me of a day when I really had it up to my eyeballs with folks talking about their easy child kids and their easy child problems. I was at work this day (and I worked for Social Services so I was surrounded by social workers) and they were all yapping about how their easy child kids were going to prom and they were getting mad about such and such dress that cost too much or they were buying them a car or who was going to which college or some such easy child junk. </p><p></p><p>They made the mistake of turning and asking me why I was just sitting there quietly and not talking about where my kids were going and how Cory was doing...oh big mistake! </p><p></p><p>See at the time Cory was at one of his worst times. He was being sent from group home to group home and he had just been sent to the state mental hospital. I told them...Oh dont worry Cory, he is going to either end up in jail or in the mental hospital for life. I dont think they half proms there but maybe they do, who knows? I have asked every last one of you at this table for help with my kid and none of you had any ideas for me. Nice. I guess you were too busy worrying about your kids cars, prom or colleges. I guess I understand that. Your kids come before any of the kids in this county even if you are the social workers who are supposed to care about the kids here. </p><p></p><p>You could have heard a pin drop.</p><p></p><p>I didnt work for the county much longer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 363526, member: 1514"] My kids are not the average bears either. Oldest one did graduate HS and has received one AA and one certificate from the local community college but he wasnt into all that prom stuff. Jamie graduated HS and went to prom but only because his girlfriend wanted to go. Of course, Cory has done none of that. He feels badly now. One thing Suz said reminded me of a day when I really had it up to my eyeballs with folks talking about their easy child kids and their easy child problems. I was at work this day (and I worked for Social Services so I was surrounded by social workers) and they were all yapping about how their easy child kids were going to prom and they were getting mad about such and such dress that cost too much or they were buying them a car or who was going to which college or some such easy child junk. They made the mistake of turning and asking me why I was just sitting there quietly and not talking about where my kids were going and how Cory was doing...oh big mistake! See at the time Cory was at one of his worst times. He was being sent from group home to group home and he had just been sent to the state mental hospital. I told them...Oh dont worry Cory, he is going to either end up in jail or in the mental hospital for life. I dont think they half proms there but maybe they do, who knows? I have asked every last one of you at this table for help with my kid and none of you had any ideas for me. Nice. I guess you were too busy worrying about your kids cars, prom or colleges. I guess I understand that. Your kids come before any of the kids in this county even if you are the social workers who are supposed to care about the kids here. You could have heard a pin drop. I didnt work for the county much longer. [/QUOTE]
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