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<blockquote data-quote="Nature" data-source="post: 740598" data-attributes="member: 19011"><p>Thank you everyone that left comments and words of encouragement. </p><p></p><p>I should correct myself and say son mowed the lawn not moved the lawn but I suspect all of you realized it was a typo. </p><p></p><p>Again, not everything is 100% rosy. The day after I posted this - they had slept in when I arrived. Normally they get up at 6:30 for work and need to leave the house between 7- 7:15 for the job site. It was 7 am when I arrived and they were still in bed. Son was ranting, telling me it wasn't worth it, his mood was very ugly but I chose not to engage with him at that moment. They did manage to get to work with a min to spare. The following day they were ready. </p><p></p><p>As their job sites change daily and rotate weekly I have been driving them to work to prepare them to know the various bus schedules at the different job sites. It reminds me of when I had use to teach life skills to people with disabilities- banking, bus routes, utility payments, rent and other responsibilities of everyday life. Some of this they are experiencing for the first time. In two weeks, I return to work and will need to back off to get them to take on more responsibilities on the road to recovery. They will have to do this on their own but at least had a head start on what is expected of them. </p><p></p><p>What I've learned in our journey through all of this is that I will not respond to his rants, rages and will not get into verbal battles with him when he is in his ugly moods. I will save that for moments when he's lucid, calm and reflecting on his life.</p><p></p><p>I don't know if they will be able to keep it up but yesterday was their 2 wk mark at their job. I'm hopeful but guarded.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nature, post: 740598, member: 19011"] Thank you everyone that left comments and words of encouragement. I should correct myself and say son mowed the lawn not moved the lawn but I suspect all of you realized it was a typo. Again, not everything is 100% rosy. The day after I posted this - they had slept in when I arrived. Normally they get up at 6:30 for work and need to leave the house between 7- 7:15 for the job site. It was 7 am when I arrived and they were still in bed. Son was ranting, telling me it wasn't worth it, his mood was very ugly but I chose not to engage with him at that moment. They did manage to get to work with a min to spare. The following day they were ready. As their job sites change daily and rotate weekly I have been driving them to work to prepare them to know the various bus schedules at the different job sites. It reminds me of when I had use to teach life skills to people with disabilities- banking, bus routes, utility payments, rent and other responsibilities of everyday life. Some of this they are experiencing for the first time. In two weeks, I return to work and will need to back off to get them to take on more responsibilities on the road to recovery. They will have to do this on their own but at least had a head start on what is expected of them. What I've learned in our journey through all of this is that I will not respond to his rants, rages and will not get into verbal battles with him when he is in his ugly moods. I will save that for moments when he's lucid, calm and reflecting on his life. I don't know if they will be able to keep it up but yesterday was their 2 wk mark at their job. I'm hopeful but guarded. [/QUOTE]
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