Tag: Ben
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No New Snow
Today has been a quiet day in the house. Stephanie allowed me to sleep in except for the times that Ben did not. My extended family is dealing with city crippling snow storms. Today it didn’t snow here. The gratitude is real.
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The Sweetest Thing
Brandon and William came over tonight. Brandon’s girlfriend LeeAnn was with The four boys, Stephanie, and me. Ben had a very hard time watching the movie with us but he let it play when everybody else did. After everyone went home I asked Ben if he had fun with Brandon and Will? He answered “love…
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New Year, New Microwave
My life is never dull. Ben started screaming because our microwave did not heat his chicken nuggets. Upon examination the heating element had fail. The timer ran, the light turned on, and the plate spun, but the nuggets came out frozen. He tried several more times to heat them then ate them frozen. That motivated…
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Three Beers In
Stephanie let me sleep this morning. Ben didn’t but she let me go back to bed after he was done with me. Diaper and soda first thing in the morning. What a life. But today has mostly been mobile games in between the job of taking care of my adult disabled autistic children. The struggle…
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Am I Helping?
My homeless friend came again today. He got his replacement ID. I didn’t look but it probably still has my address on it. We talked and he, Ben, and I listened to Weird Al. While the song foil was playing he talked about someone who he was sure knew everything about the Illuminati. He said…
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Cat House
Stephanie got the cats a two story house. They all liked it until Ben started messing with them in it. It’s very light and he dumped Ether out of it. The two of them don’t have a healthy relationship. Ben grabbed him earlier and Ether put a gash in his hand. If Ben fights with…
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Banana Peel Strips and Cucumbers
Alex likes bananas. He took a whole bunch of them to his room. They are a good part of his diet. There are however two issues that I have with them. The first is that he leaves a pile of banana peel strips when he is done and gets mad at me for telling him…
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Ben’s Bad Day
Ben had a bad day today. He needed extra meds. Soda was one of the few requests we could honor so he got a bunch of that. We promised him his respite worker but she had to call off at the last minute. When he asked for her we had to say No. He doesn’t…
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Hotel
Stephanie took Ben to a hotel because the power is being shut off tomorrow morning and we wanted away from the house when it happened. She just called to say he wants to come home. This is predictable of course. But the plan is still to keep him at the hotel. Extra meds and a…
Latter Day Sinner 