Gavin is driving me crazy. There I said it. He's talking constantly and I think that my head might actually explode. I have grown to completely hate Sonic the Hedgehog and every single mention of his name. Anymore, this is all he ever talks about. I totally realize that Sonic is something really important to Gavin. Having said that, I can only take so much. I miss being able to talk with him about other things. He's become consumed with Sonic and it influences just about every aspect of his life. It's made worse by the fact that the other two boys try to be just like their big brother. They like what he likes and talk about the things that he likes to talk about. It's like being annoyed…

Sometimes there are moments as a parent, at least for me, where I know I totally fail my kids.  This is never intentional but that doesn't make it better.  Yesterday was one such day. I totally let Elliott down and I hate myself for that. With everything that has transpired in the last week and Gavin's infusion yesterday, I totally forgot Elliott's martial arts demo.  He never said a word about this yesterday until something happened that had him reacting in such a way that we knew something else was going on. During this emotional episode yesterday, Elliott let it slip that we missed his martial arts demo.  He said that he was the only kid in his class that didn't have a parent there.  As I share this epic…

I keep hearing from people that they're able to relate to us because they themselves have been victims of a spite call  to Child Protective Services. While it saddens me that this seems to be so wide spread, it's also nice to have people that can relate as well. I'm not really sure how to address this problem but I think that talking about it is a start.  It's never a bad thing to create dialog and discuss something that is of concern. In my opinion, this definitely qualifies as something of concern. For those of you tardy to the party, CPS was called by someone who's identity is a mystery.  This mystery person, reported that my wife and I aren't providing our kids with medical care.  Essentially, they are…

Lizze and I have decided that it would be best to keep Gavin home for the rest of the school year. That only amounts to a total of 2 days but here's why. Today and tomorrow are track and field events.  These are fun, physical activities that Gavin can participate in because of his health issues.  If we sent him to school, he would simply have to sit and watch everyone else having fun.. Lizze and I sorta feel that it wouldn't be fair to him, so we gave him the choice to stay home instead of having to stay on the sidelines, sad because he couldn't participate. This is one of those decisions that we have to make that may not always be popular but we feel it's the…

I'm so out of sync today.  I realize that it's Wednesday as I'm writing this and Thursday, by the time you're reading this. Having said that, I'd swear under oath, that it's Friday. I'm not quite sure how I got so mixed up but I just can't shake the feeling that it's Friday. Perhaps I'm just weird.  Maybe it has something to do with stress or exhaustion.  It's possible that the past week or so and the stress from this Child Protective Services nonsense, has finally caused the dam inside my head to rupture and it's leaking out all the sanity I've been saving up for a rainy day. Whatever the reason, it's really messing with me because I'm even acting as if it's Friday and getting things ready for…

Elliott is now at the point in the school year that he's bringing home all his artwork from this year.  This is exciting for me because I get a rush or fresh pictures that I can proudly share with all of you.  :-) This particular picture is very clearly a Jellyfish. You can even see the little electric bolts at the tips of the tentacles, symbolizing the fact that they sting.  Beautiful Elliott.  :-) This site is managed almost exclusively via WordPress for Android. Please forgive any typos as autocorrect HATES me. ;-) Follow @Lost_and_Tired Visit the My Autism Help Forums To reach me via email, please Contact Me