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<blockquote data-quote="Jungleland" data-source="post: 155367" data-attributes="member: 4598"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: purple">Hi everyone,</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">Thanks for the good thoughts and wishes! I feel like the world's biggest clutz!! </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">Star, I think there is a lot to your post that I need to seriously think about. I went to dinner tonight over to H's, Aly had already been having a bad day at school then with therapist, so I expected the evening to be horrid.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">Thankfully, once we got settled in, we had a nice time and she was pretty appropriate. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">Being here, at my sis' place and being surrounded with little ones, (oldest is 8, then 7, 5, 3) and then J is 4, I am learning soooo much about parenting. It is amazing to me that my sis can meet each and every kiddo's needs(and they are all special needs adoptions) with such grace and patience. I am learning to listen, take time outs for myself, breathe before I talk, etc. J is just learning it all right along with me and she is doing sooo much better.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">I am feeling so much stronger with my parenting, H is starting to get with the program and is liking how I am parenting J and I see it in his parenting of Aly.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">I realized after I posted that I do say way too many negatives in regards to Aly, I rarely share the good stuff. She has gained 1/2 year in reading and math in the past 2 months. She is now functioning at a low 2nd grade level (she is about to finish 5th grade). She is so proud of her educational gains (as we are!!)</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">We have an IEP meeting next Thursday at the (gulp) middle school she will be attending this next fall. They are thinking of starting her off in the special day class and mainstreaming for PE and Art. I can't wait to meet the SDC staff, as I hear great things about the program.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">Anyways, lots to think about, and lots of time to think!! LOL!!</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">Thank you all so much!</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">Love,</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">Vickie</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jungleland, post: 155367, member: 4598"] [SIZE=3][COLOR=purple]Hi everyone,[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]Thanks for the good thoughts and wishes! I feel like the world's biggest clutz!! [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]Star, I think there is a lot to your post that I need to seriously think about. I went to dinner tonight over to H's, Aly had already been having a bad day at school then with therapist, so I expected the evening to be horrid.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]Thankfully, once we got settled in, we had a nice time and she was pretty appropriate. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]Being here, at my sis' place and being surrounded with little ones, (oldest is 8, then 7, 5, 3) and then J is 4, I am learning soooo much about parenting. It is amazing to me that my sis can meet each and every kiddo's needs(and they are all special needs adoptions) with such grace and patience. I am learning to listen, take time outs for myself, breathe before I talk, etc. J is just learning it all right along with me and she is doing sooo much better.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]I am feeling so much stronger with my parenting, H is starting to get with the program and is liking how I am parenting J and I see it in his parenting of Aly.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]I realized after I posted that I do say way too many negatives in regards to Aly, I rarely share the good stuff. She has gained 1/2 year in reading and math in the past 2 months. She is now functioning at a low 2nd grade level (she is about to finish 5th grade). She is so proud of her educational gains (as we are!!)[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]We have an IEP meeting next Thursday at the (gulp) middle school she will be attending this next fall. They are thinking of starting her off in the special day class and mainstreaming for PE and Art. I can't wait to meet the SDC staff, as I hear great things about the program.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]Anyways, lots to think about, and lots of time to think!! LOL!![/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]Thank you all so much![/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]Love,[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]Vickie[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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