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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 460837" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>((((HUGS))))</p><p></p><p>Congratulations for getting yourself and your kids out of a bad situation. You may think you have valid reasons to feel guilty, but the reality is that you have taken the first step in saving yourself and your kids - you should feel proud of yourself!</p><p></p><p>Are you and the two still at home getting any therapy? If not, that is the first place to start.</p><p></p><p>Does your daughter have an IEP? Has she ever been evaluated for fine motor skills issues? My son can type 60 word per minute (self taught - 6 fingers not 10) and can write long stories and essays on a computer. If asked to write something by hand, it will take him an hour to get out one very lame paragraph. Just because she functions well in one are/capacity, doesn't mean she can function in all areas.</p><p></p><p>If I got the timeline right, the two still at home are the children of this abusive man who smoked pot all the time. I'm not making excuses for him, but offering an explanation. in my opinion drug addiction and abusive behavior are manifestations of a mental illness. So, this man has some sort of mental illness. Unfortunately most mental illnesses have a strong genetic factor to them, and these genes are in your children. What you did or didn't do is not the only factor affecting your children's lives. Even if they lived elsewhere under "perfect" conditions, they would be predisposed to having some serious issues.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 460837, member: 11965"] ((((HUGS)))) Congratulations for getting yourself and your kids out of a bad situation. You may think you have valid reasons to feel guilty, but the reality is that you have taken the first step in saving yourself and your kids - you should feel proud of yourself! Are you and the two still at home getting any therapy? If not, that is the first place to start. Does your daughter have an IEP? Has she ever been evaluated for fine motor skills issues? My son can type 60 word per minute (self taught - 6 fingers not 10) and can write long stories and essays on a computer. If asked to write something by hand, it will take him an hour to get out one very lame paragraph. Just because she functions well in one are/capacity, doesn't mean she can function in all areas. If I got the timeline right, the two still at home are the children of this abusive man who smoked pot all the time. I'm not making excuses for him, but offering an explanation. in my opinion drug addiction and abusive behavior are manifestations of a mental illness. So, this man has some sort of mental illness. Unfortunately most mental illnesses have a strong genetic factor to them, and these genes are in your children. What you did or didn't do is not the only factor affecting your children's lives. Even if they lived elsewhere under "perfect" conditions, they would be predisposed to having some serious issues. [/QUOTE]
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