Tag: Alex
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Up Late
My sleep hygiene says I need to be in bed by 11 pm. My mobile game says I need to start the new day at 11 pm. The game usually wins. I’ve also got Alex’s Kindle to turn off at 11 pm. I’ve decided that it is not fair to make him change into a…
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Bedtime Requests
Ben knows I won’t give him pills and light off before 9pm. He’s been watching the clock to get his meds as soon as I’m willing to give them to him. He gets up early, and if he gets pills too early then he gets up too early. Alex has been noticing the pattern. Ben…
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Handful of Glass
Alex just came out of his room and presented me with a handful of broken glass and the remains of the base of a glitter globe. I disposed of the glass and made him wash his hands to get the glitter off. He does not appear to be harmed. Stephanie says this has happened before…
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My bed? Really it is.
Today I was sitting at my computer and Alex wanted to be near me so he crawled into my bed which is directly behind my computer chair. Alex can change his wet diapers but needs reminders to do so. He was wet, and so my bed is too. I guess I’m doing laundry tomorrow. I…
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Alex is Functional
Alex had an assessment recently. He is doing more things on his own so he needs less help from me. It is good for him that he is becoming more functional. On the other hand my hours have been cut again. That is the nature of the beast. Ben is a much more difficult adult…
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The Tyrant
Stephanie and I are exhausted and Ben has been a tyrant today. He asked for a bath and when I told him he had to wait he screamed and attacked Alex. He has been demanding and sometimes getting soda all day. He has had enough soda so now we are answering No. He is not…
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Fruit Punch
I’ve been craving sugar. Stephanie gets me a highly sweetened fruit punch from the grocery store. Sadly Alex loves the stuff too and finished it off last night. We ordered fast food and I was supposed to get a milkshake but it was missing from the order. So I’m still craving sugar.
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Fresh Air and Kids
Today was pleasant after the rain stopped, so I put the chairs out on the porch. I sat with Ben for awhile and Alex wanted to come out so I got up and let him sit down so I could record the two of them. Alex got bored and went back inside, I got a…
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Just a Wednesday
This morning I got a call while my phone was in sleep mode to let me know that Alex’s day program is on hold until everyone gets the Medicaid paperwork in place. Maybe he’ll go back tomorrow maybe it will take a month. I didn’t see the voicemail or the text until after my alarm…
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He’s technically my boss
Stephanie and I are in a peculiar situation. Alex and Ben are technically our employers. Lutheran Social Services manages the plans, and Premier is in charge of timesheets, but the boys are officially who we are both responsible to and for. So if you ever want to complain about your boss remember that mine says…
