- Flooded basement due to snow melt, rain, the whim of Mother Nature and New England
- A surprise work crew of my amazing foster/adoption friends arrived and rescued us
- I love my Mountain Top Foster Support Group - they so get it and are a joy to be around
- Our entire basement's contents and cut up wall to wall carpet is now on the lawn or in the garage..
- An engine block or two, some chickens and a few sorry looking hound dogsto would complete the look.
- My neighbor has drawn their shades for the first time since we have lived here (10-11 years!)
- Who knew that's all it would take.
- Almost makes me NOT want to get a dumpster to throw it all away.
- The Other Mother and I taught a foster parent class on Tuesday for The Division of Family Services:
- A Tool Kit for Managing Difficult Behaviors
- How timely...
- New Kid arrived on Wednesday. A brief honeymoon ensued.
- Very brief.
- Emergency Room Psych Visit Friday.
- Yeah - the whole enchilada, cuffs, restraints....
- Did I mention the very brief honeymoon?
- Spit Sock Hood- sadly, a new word in my vocabulary and even sadder, a must have fashion item
- Wish it came in more colors
- The one available kid psych bed in the state would not take him because he was too violent and acute.
- There is nothing cute about violence.
- Hospital wanted to know if they discharge would we take him home.
- Uhhhh. Nooooo. Not this weekend.
- What the heck kind of message would that send?
- Emergency Room for more than 24 hours.
- Now at a Residential Program some distance from here.
- So we start again with phone calls and transitional visits to help this little guy give family living another try.
- Sigh.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
What A Difference A Week Makes
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Tough week {{{{{Hugs}}}}}
ReplyDeleteOh no, I am so sad for a little boy who cannot even get a psych bed. How terrible life inside his head must be.
ReplyDeleteBut, what is a spit sock hood?
What a rough week for you guys! Yuck. I was wondering about the new little guy. That is terrible that he wasn't able to get the help he needed from a psych unit because he has big needs. Um...isn't that why he needs to be there? Crazy.
ReplyDeleteBig ugly *sigh. Hoping it gets better!
ReplyDelete*winces* I'm so sorry. It's ridiculous that his needs were "too big" for that bed. Keep us posted if you can
ReplyDeleteThinking of you guys!
ReplyDeleteHe has the best hope in you.
ReplyDeletePoor guy. My heart breaks for him and all his trauma to cause this. Giant hugs to you two for tackling this big job with him. You guys are in my prayers.
ReplyDeleteWow. He certainly didn't waste any time with good first impressions.
ReplyDeleteMay your big hearts help this poor, troubled boy. Praying for you.
ReplyDeleteOh my. Whenever I forget to count my blessings, something always comes along to remind me. And now I am amazingly grateful for a child psych bed available in my city when we needed it, and a house that has stayed dry all winter. *hugs* and thank you!
ReplyDelete"sigh" is right. Hang in there!
ReplyDeletehope the coming weekend brings some much needed rest for you. Whatever you decided I know that you will make the choice that is right for your famil.y. I hope this little man gets the services he needs.
ReplyDeleteOh man! Is it wrong that I laughed? I am so sorry for the pain of that little man, and hope he gets the attention he needs. But your economy of words in getting all this down in a bullet-point list totally cracked me up. That's awesome! And if you can, will you post the toolkit for difficult behaviors? Rock on.
ReplyDeleteEvery time I stop over here to drop in I am amazed again at the courage and love of 2 Mamas for the wounded children. I don't even know what to say. Hugs to you.
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