We are meeting with the school this morning. Although, they don't know it yet. Gavin is going to tell them the truth about what he was doing to his classmate. I'll let you know how it goes. The school has always been great and I don't expect anything to be different this time.
I wanted to share some of what I experienced today. Wednesday had its ups and downs and for this post, I'm sharing the ups. Today was extremely busy, filled will places to be, phone calls to make and things to do. I managed to snap a few pictures and capture some of the memorable moments. These memories include standing get inside of a giant expandable ball and snuggling with Bella while eating some chicken nuggets for lunch. Others include enjoying a milkshake while watching get an Elmo movie, playing corn hole squeezing in for a group picture and last but not least, Emmett's stinky feet. :-) Right now, I'm choosing to focus on all the things that I really enjoyed about today. I can always worry about the rest of…
We had our little meeting with the school this afternoon. Rather, Lizze met with the school. Gavin was questioned about the bullying thing I was talking about yesterday and today. He was asked what happened and he lied through his teeth. His story was bought, hook, line and sinker. He admitted to lying to the teacher when asked because he didn't want to get into trouble. What am I going to do? Simple. I taking him to school in the morning and we are going to have another little meeting, at which point Gavin is going to tell the truth. Not only that, he will accept any and all consequences both the act of bullying and lying to his teachers about it after. I'm so angry with him right now,…
Last night before bed, Elliott made me this paper fish and said that he made it for me so that I could feel better. He told me, remember Daddy, fish is really good for you. How could I not smile and feel better. The truth is that at the moment he gave this to me, I was sitting at the dining room table, in the dark and alone. I was trying to keep it together but not doing a good job. Elliott's gift of fish, was just what I needed to feel better. Thank you so much Elliott. You're so sweet and I love you so much. You definitely helped me to feel better. :)
Yesterday I had mentioned we received some concerning news about Emmett. Unfortunately, it was drown out by all the Gavin drama. However, Emmett therapists are concerned that Emmett is retreating back into his shell. Before Emmett came out of his shell last year he never spoke. It was actually believed that he was deaf because he failed all his hearing screenings. He would never respond to anyone or react to any noise. We had been learning and teaching him ASL. Out of nowhere, he suddenly began to emerge from his shell. No one is sure how or why but we didn't question it. Fast forward a year and a half and he is beginning to demonstrate those same behaviors again. It's not as bad but both his speech and OT brought…
We have temporary arrangements made for Gavin's removal. Gavin is going to stay with Lizze's parents. They will take him to school and my Mom will pick him up and hang out with him until Lizze's Mom picks him up after work. This isn't the perfect solution but it should work for the time being. I want to thank our parents for their help and thank all of you for your unwavering support.
Today is a day that I wish I could forget but I know I never will. How many times can you lose the same person? That's the question I have been asking myself over and over today. It's weird, I don't know if I was expecting to hear the answer or maybe I thought, on some subconscious level that it would make me feel better. You all know how things have been going with Gavin. Not good. However, today at OT, Gavin was talking to his therapist and began bragging about how he enjoys torturing one of his classmates. That was his word, not mine. The way he said it was cold and caused the dad sitting across from me to gasp. The therapist asked Gavin what he meant. Gavin…
I can't go into much detail at the moment but things got very, very bad this afternoon with Gavin. He had a tantrum in the car today today. It got ugly and it continued long after we arrived home. We are looking at emergency placement. We see Dr. Patti tonight and Dr. Reynolds in the morning. Gavin can no longer stay in our home. He has to go. We have a tentative plan and I'll explain more later. If you could please keep my family and especially Elliott and Emmett who were traumatized by today's events, in your thoughts and prayers.... I would be in your debt. In the picture below, you can see what happens when you beat yourself in the head with your own shoe. :-(