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<blockquote data-quote="shannonontheprairie" data-source="post: 513318" data-attributes="member: 14094"><p>The dog is remarkably recovered, thankfully. She and our other dog were tussling in the backyard a couple nights ago. His tooth got hooked and stuck underneath her collar. She ended up getting choked off, and it was only his distress cries that brought us running to the scene. We thought she was dead when we found them. Fortunately we got there quickly, we were able to get him unstuck and remove her collar. (No more collars in the yard!!!!) She came to but looked pretty brain-damaged. It was miracle that she slowly came around and is now completely recovered. Thanks for the sympathy; she is "only" a dog but she is loved, too.</p><p></p><p>I'll still be here reading, and posting about difficult child if need be. I really hear everything you all are saying and take nothing for granted. We know better than to try and extract promises from DS2. The last thing we want to do is actually create a situation that <em>makes</em> a liar out of him. (For example, we won't make him promise he won't smoke anymore. That is unrealistic and out of our control, and turns him into an immediate liar and failure the minute he lights up again.) He has been MUCH more interactive with the family unit again, and I think this is not only a good sign that he is (for now) walking a different path, but also creates a baseline against which we can gauge future behavior.</p><p></p><p>Nancy, thank you for your compliment. We have always tried to maintain an open, honest relationship with our kids. We have never held back on any subject on which they wanted to speak, maybe just made it age-appropriate when necessary. We have never been anything but honest and forthright with them, and hope that that will help set a standard for them. We know it was huge that he opened up to us about his pot usage, especially for him. We hope to not betray that trust.</p><p></p><p>Signorina, your story is so similar to a lot of others, and those are the stories that will forever keep us on our guard. You are heard, sister.</p><p></p><p>I do have a question, though; not only for exhausted but for all of you. I know the school will not allow us access to his grades without permission. How do we check on his academic progress without having to rely on his word about it?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shannonontheprairie, post: 513318, member: 14094"] The dog is remarkably recovered, thankfully. She and our other dog were tussling in the backyard a couple nights ago. His tooth got hooked and stuck underneath her collar. She ended up getting choked off, and it was only his distress cries that brought us running to the scene. We thought she was dead when we found them. Fortunately we got there quickly, we were able to get him unstuck and remove her collar. (No more collars in the yard!!!!) She came to but looked pretty brain-damaged. It was miracle that she slowly came around and is now completely recovered. Thanks for the sympathy; she is "only" a dog but she is loved, too. I'll still be here reading, and posting about difficult child if need be. I really hear everything you all are saying and take nothing for granted. We know better than to try and extract promises from DS2. The last thing we want to do is actually create a situation that [I]makes[/I] a liar out of him. (For example, we won't make him promise he won't smoke anymore. That is unrealistic and out of our control, and turns him into an immediate liar and failure the minute he lights up again.) He has been MUCH more interactive with the family unit again, and I think this is not only a good sign that he is (for now) walking a different path, but also creates a baseline against which we can gauge future behavior. Nancy, thank you for your compliment. We have always tried to maintain an open, honest relationship with our kids. We have never held back on any subject on which they wanted to speak, maybe just made it age-appropriate when necessary. We have never been anything but honest and forthright with them, and hope that that will help set a standard for them. We know it was huge that he opened up to us about his pot usage, especially for him. We hope to not betray that trust. Signorina, your story is so similar to a lot of others, and those are the stories that will forever keep us on our guard. You are heard, sister. I do have a question, though; not only for exhausted but for all of you. I know the school will not allow us access to his grades without permission. How do we check on his academic progress without having to rely on his word about it? [/QUOTE]
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