Re: Follow up on Corn on the Cob issue

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In a message dated 1/30/02 12:19:39 PM Pacific Standard Time, Penny writes:

> Dh said something last night he has never said before on his way out the

> door to buy the COTC....he said " Daddy might not come back " ...of course he

> was joking, but I've used that line so many times before.

>

One should never joke about that.

What if she heard you and believed it?

Jim used to stop the car and tell the kid

to get out, he was going to leave them there.

I would get so angry at him for doing that.

You should never tease a child that way.

They may remember that for the rest

of their lives. Like calling them stupid,

(which is a forbidden word in my house).

Sorry, didn't mean to preach, Penny.

Barb

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> While all of this is good for her, seems like progress....to me it's

> emotional Hell, and very hard to comprehend...

>

Exactly. Ditto. I'm sighing weary sighs for us and dreaming of

Tahiti.

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You're right. There are sooo many ups and downs to

this life that you cannot be prepared for them. It's

like a rollercoaster. Now I like rollercoasters, but

I wouldn't want to live on one. LOL.

Tamara

--- Penny wrote:

> You folks wonder why some of us need medication?

> Here's why-

>

> If you read the COTC post, you'll realize that it

> was pretty tense in this

> house for a while. Luckily both dh and I handled it

> equally. Keeping calm,

> and explaining to Jacqui that we understood what she

> wanted, but we did not

> have COTC in the house.

>

> After about 15- 20 minutes of this, dh finally said.

> " You need to calm down

> first " . Jacqui took my hand and we went and sat on

> the couch. She

> immediately calmed down. She said " I'm calming

> down " . I said to her

> " Telling Daddy that you are calming down is not what

> you need to do. You

> need to SHOW him you are calming down " . and she

> did.

>

> Daddy then went to the store and bought her COTC.

> She did her homework

> while he was gone, very happily and to task. She

> waited patiently for her

> COTC to cook when dh got back and cooked it. Then,

> she ate it. She ATE

> COTC. She REALLY wanted COTC apparently.

>

> I'm happy about this. I'm also very happy about her

> reading comprehension

> the last two nights. She reads the assignment,

> reads the questions and

> immediately knows the answers. This is a complete

> 180 from just a week ago.

> The only thing she needs help with is forming

> complete sentences.

>

> Yes, I'm happy with all this, but it's so confusing.

> I don't know when the

> next tyrade is coming. I don't know when the next

> breakthrough is coming.

> She takes me by surprise with some of the questions

> she asks. She takes me

> by surprise bringing up subjects that she/we haven't

> talked about in years.

>

> While all of this is good for her, seems like

> progress....to me it's

> emotional Hell, and very hard to comprehend...

>

> Dh said something last night he has never said

> before on his way out the

> door to buy the COTC....he said " Daddy might not

> come back " ...of course he

> was joking, but I've used that line so many times

> before. Maybe he's

> finally realizing how volatile our situation is.

>

>

> Penny

> Mom to Jacqui 6, HFA

> Jeff 19

>

>

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>

> I'm happy about this. I'm also very happy about her reading comprehension

> the last two nights

has been doing well with this too, but it's a big problem for .

> The only thing she needs help with is forming complete sentences.

This is both boys.

>

> Yes, I'm happy with all this, but it's so confusing. I don't know when

the

> next tyrade is coming. I don't know when the next breakthrough is coming.

Up and down all the time!

> She takes me by surprise with some of the questions she asks. She takes

me

> by surprise bringing up subjects that she/we haven't talked about in

years.

has this kind of memory too!

>

> While all of this is good for her, seems like progress....to me it's

> emotional Hell, and very hard to comprehend...

Uhhh Yep!

>

> Dh said something last night he has never said before on his way out the

> door to buy the COTC....he said " Daddy might not come back " ...of course he

> was joking, but I've used that line so many times before. Maybe he's

> finally realizing how volatile our situation is.

It's hard to say. Have you two talked about it at all? Maybe he thought

that Jacqui was going to be difficult about her homework, or that he'd go to

the store and she wouldn't eat it??

And yes, this has a lot to do with why we end up on meds ourselves!

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> like a rollercoaster. Now I like rollercoasters, but

> I wouldn't want to live on one. LOL.

> Tamara

Well, see, I never liked rollercoasters. Ever.

I'm afraid of heights, and the mere thought of one - - going upside down,

too fast, falling out and splitting your head into a million and four

pieces - - - yuck. Never liked it, never will.

So <clearing throat, ehem....> which way do I get off?

Grace

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Or like riding a rollercoaster AFTER a big meal....

Kerri

Re: Follow up on Corn on the Cob issue

You're right. There are sooo many ups and downs to

this life that you cannot be prepared for them. It's

like a rollercoaster. Now I like rollercoasters, but

I wouldn't want to live on one. LOL.

Tamara

--- Penny wrote:

> You folks wonder why some of us need medication?

> Here's why-

>

> If you read the COTC post, you'll realize that it

> was pretty tense in this

> house for a while. Luckily both dh and I handled it

> equally. Keeping calm,

> and explaining to Jacqui that we understood what she

> wanted, but we did not

> have COTC in the house.

>

> After about 15- 20 minutes of this, dh finally said.

> " You need to calm down

> first " . Jacqui took my hand and we went and sat on

> the couch. She

> immediately calmed down. She said " I'm calming

> down " . I said to her

> " Telling Daddy that you are calming down is not what

> you need to do. You

> need to SHOW him you are calming down " . and she

> did.

>

> Daddy then went to the store and bought her COTC.

> She did her homework

> while he was gone, very happily and to task. She

> waited patiently for her

> COTC to cook when dh got back and cooked it. Then,

> she ate it. She ATE

> COTC. She REALLY wanted COTC apparently.

>

> I'm happy about this. I'm also very happy about her

> reading comprehension

> the last two nights. She reads the assignment,

> reads the questions and

> immediately knows the answers. This is a complete

> 180 from just a week ago.

> The only thing she needs help with is forming

> complete sentences.

>

> Yes, I'm happy with all this, but it's so confusing.

> I don't know when the

> next tyrade is coming. I don't know when the next

> breakthrough is coming.

> She takes me by surprise with some of the questions

> she asks. She takes me

> by surprise bringing up subjects that she/we haven't

> talked about in years.

>

> While all of this is good for her, seems like

> progress....to me it's

> emotional Hell, and very hard to comprehend...

>

> Dh said something last night he has never said

> before on his way out the

> door to buy the COTC....he said " Daddy might not

> come back " ...of course he

> was joking, but I've used that line so many times

> before. Maybe he's

> finally realizing how volatile our situation is.

>

>

> Penny

> Mom to Jacqui 6, HFA

> Jeff 19

>

>

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>

> Dh said something last night he has never said before on his way out the

> door to buy the COTC....he said " Daddy might not come back " ...of course he

> was joking, but I've used that line so many times before. Maybe he's

> finally realizing how volatile our situation is.

It's hard to say. Have you two talked about it at all? Maybe he thought

that Jacqui was going to be difficult about her homework, or that he'd go to

the store and she wouldn't eat it??

-------Sue. He was only joking...ya know, like... " yeah, Daddy might not

come back...hee hee " , like - " If I'm not home in 15 minutes, don't come

looking for me " . He wasn't upset at all. We were both just shell-shocked

from the 20 minuted COTC tyrade.

We're fine. I think it was just a " Wow " moment for him.

Penny :-)

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>>>>>>>So <clearing throat, ehem....> which way do I get off?

Grace

<<<<<<<<

If you find the way out, would you let me know?

Penny - who thinks a 7 year old climbing in your lap at a restaurant just

ain't " normal " ...KWIM?

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> Penny - who thinks a 7 year old climbing in your lap at a

restaurant just

> ain't " normal " ...KWIM?

Uhhhh, yeah. BTDT.

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> If you find the way out, would you let me know?

>

> Penny

Are ya kidding?

If I find a way off or out - - do you honestly think that I am coming all

the way back just to tell YOU how to get off? What, so we can both get

stuck back on this ride? Or we can both get lost again?

Ha! I am just leaving. Good luck, sister!

> - who thinks a 7 year old climbing in your lap at a restaurant just

> ain't " normal " ...KWIM?

See what I mean? I want OFF this thing!!

Grace