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I'm not sure if dammit Janet still checks in here but her youngest son is on life support. I'm sure some old timers remember her. Sending up positive thoughts. Reaching out to...

i don't post often anymore but today difficult child turns 20!! I almost don't believe I no longer have any teenagers! While he is still a difficult child, he has come so far and I am so very proud of him today!

Wow-just enjoyed the most peaceful Christmas! I've always loved Christmas but until recently a Christmas with difficult child was anything but peaceful. Days like today make me realize how far we've come. He will always be difficult to a point but this is so much better. There were years when I really...

Thursday difficult child was approached by a woman who was panhandling. She asked him for money for the bus fare. He told her he didn't have any money. Then she told him she was hungry and he pointed out a place where she could buy lunch. He turned to look at the electronic bus schedule and the next thing...

Hello Nettycandy and welcome to our little corner of the world. You have been posting on some older threads and they may not be seen as easily. Please introduce yourself and a bit about your child. I know that your child is only 5 and I can so relate to having a difficult child at that age.

Sending positive thoughts and prayers for the people of Paris tonight. What a tragedy.

difficult child asked me to take him to the bank this weekend so he could cash in his change he has been saving. husband was out of town but seemed suspicious that he would have as much as he was thinking he would. We went to the bank but the change machine was broken. husband came home and checked his can that he...

Wow-On Saturday difficult child graduates from high school, on Sunday we are having his open house, Tuesday he turns 18, and on Friday we are leaving on our first ever real family vacation (to Disney World). Quite the milestones for my kiddo. When I think of my first dark days here, I'm not sure that we...

Whether you celebrate or not I hope everyone is having a great day. This is our first holiday with easy child/difficult child away at school. She is with my sister and her family today since they live only 1 hour away from where she goes to school. We are having a very low key day today. We went to church and...

So difficult child has been working at a restaurant since July. Recently he has begun to get a lot more hours. The kitchen manager really likes how he works because he is always ready to go above and beyond (yes, this is actually my son we are talking about here). I'm actually a bit concerned that he is...

UGH! This is one of those days that you just wish was over. First off, it was a very long day at work and then I had a pt appointment. Secondly, difficult child did not take his medications this morning and it is super obvious tonight! He is yelling, interrupting, being nasty! I'm really hoping he falls asleep...

What a long week! Wednesday we drove to Michigan for my nephew's funeral and Thursday we drove back (bad weather both ways). Friday we left to take easy child/difficult child to school. We stayed at my sister's on Friday night and drove her yesterday the rest of the way. All total we spent about 28 hours in the car...

difficult child has a friend upstairs and they are playing video games, laughing and have a very good time! This is the second time over winter break this boy has come over. Yesterday he had another friend over as well. He still doesn't get invited to anyone's house or to just hang out but the fact that...

Merry Christmas to all! I'm hoping everyone here enjoyed a peaceful Christmas but I know that with difficult children in the picture that is often easier said than done. Many a Christmas I came to this site with how sad I was because of difficult child and the holidays. Feel free to vent here or to share your Christmas...

I know I shouldn't complain because he is so much better than he was when he was little but every year he drives us nuts at this time of the year. I know he is super excited (excited like a little kid) but he is talking all of the time, repeating himself a million times (which he always does to...

Just wondering! As HMBgal said in her post this can be a a very stressful day for some as can all of the holidays. There were years where I almost dreaded the holidays because I never knew with difficult child how things would go and even with easy child/difficult child there were some really hard holidays. There were many a...

It's just a small pity party because in the whole realm of life it is relatively minor! However, I am so tired of losing my voice!! Over the years I have had trouble with my voice. Some of you may even remember I had surgery on my vocal chords quite a few years back. Since then I've lost my...

Seems like we haven't had a book suggestion list in awhile. I'm not thrilled with my book club's choices this year and am trying to finds some new reads, so what are you reading?

For those of you who have kids that have started school already this year, how are things going? For those of us who have kids starting tomorrow, I hope everyone's difficult children and pcs have a great first day! (My difficult child doesn't start til Wed because only 9th graders go to high school tomorrow at the high...

I last wrote about difficult child getting his job. He has been working about a month so far and must be doing okay because last week they only had him scheduled for a few hours but then asked him to pick up a bunch of hours. This week he is scheduled for 22 hours. We live very close (1.4 miles with no...