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I am feeling like one big failure as a mother....Vent
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<blockquote data-quote="Californiablonde" data-source="post: 646958" data-attributes="member: 2196"><p>easy child being on the spectrum does have his obsessions. He is obsessed with cleanliness and video games. When he was younger he was absolutely addicted to and obsessed with dinosaurs. Now it's changed to gaming. It's all he wants to do, talk about, write about, post about on Facebook, etc. He is also obsessed with the show My Little Pony. I am trying to be understanding, but it's hard when he lies to me about homework just so he can watch his shows or play his games. I am trying to teach him balance. Yes, he can have his games and his shows, but he also has to work. He incredibly smart with a genius IQ. I just hate to see him struggling in school when I know he is capable of so much more. His math and English teacher are especially frustrated with him too.</p><p></p><p>As for difficult child, she is not on the spectrum. She does have her issues with sleep due to her bipolar, but I am trying to teach her to learn how to toughen up. Last night, for instance, she lay in bed till midnight trying to get herself to sleep. This morning, once again, she was too tired to go to school. She doesn't have to wake up till 7:30, so she got 7 and half hours of sleep. Maybe it's not the ideal, but it's plenty enough to be able to make it through school.</p><p></p><p>I can empathize with the no sleeping. I really can. When I get manic sometimes I don't sleep at all whatsoever. But guess what? I have never once called in sick to work due to lack of sleep. Not once. I don't know what difficult child is going to do when she gets a full time job. How is she going to survive it? In one year she will be an adult. She has to learn sometime. I am really worried about both my kids and their future at this point.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Californiablonde, post: 646958, member: 2196"] easy child being on the spectrum does have his obsessions. He is obsessed with cleanliness and video games. When he was younger he was absolutely addicted to and obsessed with dinosaurs. Now it's changed to gaming. It's all he wants to do, talk about, write about, post about on Facebook, etc. He is also obsessed with the show My Little Pony. I am trying to be understanding, but it's hard when he lies to me about homework just so he can watch his shows or play his games. I am trying to teach him balance. Yes, he can have his games and his shows, but he also has to work. He incredibly smart with a genius IQ. I just hate to see him struggling in school when I know he is capable of so much more. His math and English teacher are especially frustrated with him too. As for difficult child, she is not on the spectrum. She does have her issues with sleep due to her bipolar, but I am trying to teach her to learn how to toughen up. Last night, for instance, she lay in bed till midnight trying to get herself to sleep. This morning, once again, she was too tired to go to school. She doesn't have to wake up till 7:30, so she got 7 and half hours of sleep. Maybe it's not the ideal, but it's plenty enough to be able to make it through school. I can empathize with the no sleeping. I really can. When I get manic sometimes I don't sleep at all whatsoever. But guess what? I have never once called in sick to work due to lack of sleep. Not once. I don't know what difficult child is going to do when she gets a full time job. How is she going to survive it? In one year she will be an adult. She has to learn sometime. I am really worried about both my kids and their future at this point. [/QUOTE]
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