Tag: meltdowns
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I want to be useful
I have never been a very industrious person. I’m a procrastinator. And I can’t go to problems because I don’t drive. So I struggle to feel like I’m pulling my weight for the sake of humanity. I’m online a lot which doesn’t feel like helping most of the time. People can’t eat or pay their…
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Violence and Murder
Yesterday my youngest son wanted a bath at an inappropriate time. I said no and it started a meltdown. We had to use emergency medication to deescalate him. He was able to get a bath in the afternoon and go with his respite worker. While he was gone Stephanie got our new cat Ether. When…
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Video Games and Laundry
My oldest son came over this morning to hook up his PlayStation to our TV because he broke his. His little brother doesn’t like the TV on at all most of the time. They did not come to blows over it this time. So he played Skyrim while his brother and I watched. After that…
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Never a Dull Moment
It’s a little after midnight again and the house is finally quiet. I don’t think everyone is asleep yet but they are all upstairs in their rooms. I however am not ready for bed yet. It’s been a busy day. Diapers, Baths, and Meltdowns. Arguments with my wife. Arguments online. The cats have to be…
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Electrical Work
Last night I was anxious and had trouble getting to sleep because we were having a new person in the house in the morning and he was going to be replacing some electrical fixtures. My main concern was over my youngest son’s need to have every light in the house on when he is awake.…
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Unity
The talks in sacrament were about unity. Unity of purpose, unity in the family, unity in the ward, and unity with heaven. The last one seems like it could take a lifetime of work and contemplation to achieve. How can I with all my doubts and weaknesses still be unified with heaven? How can I…
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Weekend “Off”
I don’t go into Walgreens this weekend. That means I have more time to work with the kids. That’s not really a free weekend but I don’t have many responsibilities past keeping them regulated. Sometimes I need regulation too. When I was working on the sales floor at Walgreens it was usually very regulating. If…
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Diaper and Swimming
If you have been following along you’ll know that by youngest son is only semi-verbal. He is also stubborn as hell. Today at a little after noon he requested “diaper and swimming, please.” We had no way to honor that request at the time. He got ready to go swimming anyway. His aide came to…
Latter Day Sinner 