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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 449555" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I am glad she has you to burn her ears and give her the whys for the rules. </p><p></p><p>The kids tearing things up makes me think. She probably, at this point anyway, has no idea HOW to keep the kids from cutting up all the sheets, etc.... To any of us it would be simple - put the scissors/knives/sharp things up, make the kid do something to clean it up and make reparations and NEVER let him be upstairs alone again. I doubt katie has the mental/emotional resources/ability to think those things, much less do them. Maybe it is time to go and help her figure out how to make the house Evan proof. It sounds like Evan and Alex both have substantial disabilities and this may mean they cannot learn to not do this kind of thing with-o some real interventions. Katie has been walked all over for so long, and been satisfied in that situation for so long that she may not realize she CAN change. I just keep thinking back to that journal of her that you read. </p><p></p><p>This may be the kind of situation she needs to be taught how to handle. Is there any chance that KATIE has fetal alcohol exposure/syndrome/effects? Or prenatal exposure to some other substance? Some things with the boys sound that way and I really wonder if katie is truly capable of parenting at this point?</p><p></p><p>If nothing else, having Nana go and do some organizing, esp setting up a safe room for Kayla with maybe a lock or alarm on her door that will alert her when her bro's go int here, would help her learn to trust Nana and open up some. </p><p></p><p>Whatever is going on in katie's head (or not going on), at least the kids can now see that life doesn't have to be the way their parents are living it. </p><p></p><p>Is M still looking like he is on death's door?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 449555, member: 1233"] I am glad she has you to burn her ears and give her the whys for the rules. The kids tearing things up makes me think. She probably, at this point anyway, has no idea HOW to keep the kids from cutting up all the sheets, etc.... To any of us it would be simple - put the scissors/knives/sharp things up, make the kid do something to clean it up and make reparations and NEVER let him be upstairs alone again. I doubt katie has the mental/emotional resources/ability to think those things, much less do them. Maybe it is time to go and help her figure out how to make the house Evan proof. It sounds like Evan and Alex both have substantial disabilities and this may mean they cannot learn to not do this kind of thing with-o some real interventions. Katie has been walked all over for so long, and been satisfied in that situation for so long that she may not realize she CAN change. I just keep thinking back to that journal of her that you read. This may be the kind of situation she needs to be taught how to handle. Is there any chance that KATIE has fetal alcohol exposure/syndrome/effects? Or prenatal exposure to some other substance? Some things with the boys sound that way and I really wonder if katie is truly capable of parenting at this point? If nothing else, having Nana go and do some organizing, esp setting up a safe room for Kayla with maybe a lock or alarm on her door that will alert her when her bro's go int here, would help her learn to trust Nana and open up some. Whatever is going on in katie's head (or not going on), at least the kids can now see that life doesn't have to be the way their parents are living it. Is M still looking like he is on death's door? [/QUOTE]
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