Re: Hello everyone, I feel like I am right at home here already!

[Guest guest]

welcome@ I have five kids, eldest two are stepkids who live here full time, so

I consider them as much mine as my own. I have three spec needs kids. J is 13

and dx'd schizoaffective, my girl is 11 and dx'd AS and mild MR (she has a cured

heart syndrome that nearly killed her three times), my youngest is in a state of

" deferred dx " but being treated for severe social anxiety and phobias. I blieve

he is borderline AS which is why we have such a prob with dx. I myself have MS

which makes all this tiring, lol and my husband is untreated bp.

If you need help, I've prob been there or am there! lol

( ) Hello everyone, I feel like I am right at home

here already!

Hi!! I have a 16yr old AS child, and from the first 20 or so entries

I have back read on, we're all basically in the same boat here : ) I

think what I want to really hear about, is how you other parents are

fairing, in raising an AS child? I know the stress and strain, and my

own private battle with refusing to give into depressed feelings,

just because my child is different from others. I am an extremely

active mom, and I am involved in however/whatever I can be with or

for my child, to help her adjust, understand, and fit in better.

There are times I happily think " why can't the world just mind its

own business and stop bothering all the special people in it? "

hahahahaa.

Here are a few of the things I deal with, with her, on a daily basis

(yes even at 16yrs old):

wears her socks inside out, the seams bother her. (all socks, even

seamless ones)

wears only loose slippery material type of pants, does not wear jeans

ever.

Dresses up how she wants to, doesn't care if others like what she has

on or not (she'll wear a conservative style dress when others are

wearing the typical fashions).

At 16, shes nicer to others than she is to her own parents

(personally I think I am her scapegoat, who she unstresses from the

day on).

She prefers to stay up to about 1-2am, then sleep till schooltime,

then as soon as she gets home she goes to sleep again, wakes up

around 10pm, and so on.

My daughter is main streamed. This means she is in regular

highschool, no special rooms there. The vocabulary shes learning from

the other kids there, she saves up to practice on us at home with (oh

my burning ears lol).

I have a full IEP on her, I made sure she obtained the AI rating so

that allllll services and adjustments and special arrangements, were

available to her.

She will graduate with a full diploma, exactly like any other kid's

diploma there.

I guess, her beings 16 now, I have been through pretty much most of

what there is out there to expect, for a special child such as she

is. I am in control, at IEP meetings. I am very pleased with the way

her school has bent over backwards to try to accomodate her, so

she'll proogress better. Any questions?, I'd be happy to give input

on. My main thing at this point is, how the heck are all of you

parents out there, from having to deal with all this stuff, day after

day? I even know of a few stress strategies for the parents, that

have helped me : )

[Guest guest]

I don't know about others personally but every day and every minute is different

for me personally. I swing constantly between thinking this isn't so bad to

thinking I can't cope with this anymore.

My son is only just about to turn 6. He is pedantic about anything that belongs

to him. He doesn't mind so much about other peoples stuff but he likes his own

things the way he likes them. His room is always immaculate he hates a think

out of place.

He only ever draws or colours with the colour blue.

He has very limited language and uses the same phrases over and over again to

apply to many situations. e.g " I win, you died " when he finsihes first or gets

to the mail box first, or even just when he manages to accomplish something.

He tells me at least a dozen times a day " my name is Isaac " even though it is

totally irrelevant to the situation we are in.

If I say " I love you " he always says " I love dad. "

He is obsessed with computer games and would sit on them all day if I let him.

He repeats the last two or three words spoken to him during conversations.

He refuses to eat meat and has to be on iron suppliments.

He tells is like it is, no sugar coating his words.

He goes through extreme periods of frustating screaming and crying and then the

next minute he is happy as anything.

These are just a few of the things that make up his HFA.

At the moment he is playing his xbox and he is happy and I look at him and

think, this isn't so bad! LOL

Beck

( ) Hello everyone, I feel like I am right at home

here already!

Hi!! I have a 16yr old AS child, and from the first 20 or so entries

I have back read on, we're all basically in the same boat here : ) I

think what I want to really hear about, is how you other parents are

fairing, in raising an AS child? I know the stress and strain, and my

own private battle with refusing to give into depressed feelings,

just because my child is different from others. I am an extremely

active mom, and I am involved in however/whatever I can be with or

for my child, to help her adjust, understand, and fit in better.

There are times I happily think " why can't the world just mind its

own business and stop bothering all the special people in it? "

hahahahaa.

Here are a few of the things I deal with, with her, on a daily basis

(yes even at 16yrs old):

wears her socks inside out, the seams bother her. (all socks, even

seamless ones)

wears only loose slippery material type of pants, does not wear jeans

ever.

Dresses up how she wants to, doesn't care if others like what she has

on or not (she'll wear a conservative style dress when others are

wearing the typical fashions).

At 16, shes nicer to others than she is to her own parents

(personally I think I am her scapegoat, who she unstresses from the

day on).

She prefers to stay up to about 1-2am, then sleep till schooltime,

then as soon as she gets home she goes to sleep again, wakes up

around 10pm, and so on.

My daughter is main streamed. This means she is in regular

highschool, no special rooms there. The vocabulary shes learning from

the other kids there, she saves up to practice on us at home with (oh

my burning ears lol).

I have a full IEP on her, I made sure she obtained the AI rating so

that allllll services and adjustments and special arrangements, were

available to her.

She will graduate with a full diploma, exactly like any other kid's

diploma there.

I guess, her beings 16 now, I have been through pretty much most of

what there is out there to expect, for a special child such as she

is. I am in control, at IEP meetings. I am very pleased with the way

her school has bent over backwards to try to accomodate her, so

she'll proogress better. Any questions?, I'd be happy to give input

on. My main thing at this point is, how the heck are all of you

parents out there, from having to deal with all this stuff, day after

day? I even know of a few stress strategies for the parents, that

have helped me : )

[Guest guest]

Wow, sounds like typical aspie! Everyone here is so nice and helpful... It's

hard not to be depressed sometimes... I am sure we all get that way. I know I

do... but I try to look at the brighter side of things... somedays, it's harder

to find than others. I am lucky in that he is my only child. But it's hard

when I witness other kids picking on him and he comes home from school angry and

upset because he can't vent in a strict school environment. He has to hold it

all in, and he feels safe with me, he knows I wont stop being his mom, so he

tends to come home and take it out on me... which some days, more than others,

really sets me off... but I take a deep breath and give him two options, talk to

me nicely and I will respond, or keep up that temper, and I wont respond and you

will get no computer. That seems to work for me. My son, too doesn't care what

people think of how he dresses, what he says and how he looks... could care

less! He'd go to school in his pajamas with his hair sticking up everywhere...

wouldn't bother him. I used to get upset when people made comments... it really

hurt to know that we were being judged.. but the only people that matter are you

and your daughter. Just remember that. And we all have been there, and are

here for you:) Tami

( ) Hello everyone, I feel like I am right at home

here already!

Hi!! I have a 16yr old AS child, and from the first 20 or so entries

I have back read on, we're all basically in the same boat here : ) I

think what I want to really hear about, is how you other parents are

fairing, in raising an AS child? I know the stress and strain, and my

own private battle with refusing to give into depressed feelings,

just because my child is different from others. I am an extremely

active mom, and I am involved in however/whatever I can be with or

for my child, to help her adjust, understand, and fit in better.

There are times I happily think " why can't the world just mind its

own business and stop bothering all the special people in it? "

hahahahaa.

Here are a few of the things I deal with, with her, on a daily basis

(yes even at 16yrs old):

wears her socks inside out, the seams bother her. (all socks, even

seamless ones)

wears only loose slippery material type of pants, does not wear jeans

ever.

Dresses up how she wants to, doesn't care if others like what she has

on or not (she'll wear a conservative style dress when others are

wearing the typical fashions).

At 16, shes nicer to others than she is to her own parents

(personally I think I am her scapegoat, who she unstresses from the

day on).

She prefers to stay up to about 1-2am, then sleep till schooltime,

then as soon as she gets home she goes to sleep again, wakes up

around 10pm, and so on.

My daughter is main streamed. This means she is in regular

highschool, no special rooms there. The vocabulary shes learning from

the other kids there, she saves up to practice on us at home with (oh

my burning ears lol).

I have a full IEP on her, I made sure she obtained the AI rating so

that allllll services and adjustments and special arrangements, were

available to her.

She will graduate with a full diploma, exactly like any other kid's

diploma there.

I guess, her beings 16 now, I have been through pretty much most of

what there is out there to expect, for a special child such as she

is. I am in control, at IEP meetings. I am very pleased with the way

her school has bent over backwards to try to accomodate her, so

she'll proogress better. Any questions?, I'd be happy to give input

on. My main thing at this point is, how the heck are all of you

parents out there, from having to deal with all this stuff, day after

day? I even know of a few stress strategies for the parents, that

have helped me : )

[Guest guest]

Lately, I find myself thinking the same way you do. I feel overwhelmed like I

cannot take another minute of my life. Sorry to sound so self-pitying. I have

an untreated bipolar husband, two teen stepkids, a teen with mental illness, and

two asperger kids. I have MS myself. I mean, how much more can a person deal

with???? My husband works 60 hours a week, so it's really me raising all the

kids and I'm whipped. Anyone else feel this way or am I totally selfish??

( ) Hello everyone, I feel like I am right at home

here already!

Hi!! I have a 16yr old AS child, and from the first 20 or so entries

I have back read on, we're all basically in the same boat here : ) I

think what I want to really hear about, is how you other parents are

fairing, in raising an AS child? I know the stress and strain, and my

own private battle with refusing to give into depressed feelings,

just because my child is different from others. I am an extremely

active mom, and I am involved in however/whatever I can be with or

for my child, to help her adjust, understand, and fit in better.

There are times I happily think " why can't the world just mind its

own business and stop bothering all the special people in it? "

hahahahaa.

Here are a few of the things I deal with, with her, on a daily basis

(yes even at 16yrs old):

wears her socks inside out, the seams bother her. (all socks, even

seamless ones)

wears only loose slippery material type of pants, does not wear jeans

ever.

Dresses up how she wants to, doesn't care if others like what she has

on or not (she'll wear a conservative style dress when others are

wearing the typical fashions).

At 16, shes nicer to others than she is to her own parents

(personally I think I am her scapegoat, who she unstresses from the

day on).

She prefers to stay up to about 1-2am, then sleep till schooltime,

then as soon as she gets home she goes to sleep again, wakes up

around 10pm, and so on.

My daughter is main streamed. This means she is in regular

highschool, no special rooms there. The vocabulary shes learning from

the other kids there, she saves up to practice on us at home with (oh

my burning ears lol).

I have a full IEP on her, I made sure she obtained the AI rating so

that allllll services and adjustments and special arrangements, were

available to her.

She will graduate with a full diploma, exactly like any other kid's

diploma there.

I guess, her beings 16 now, I have been through pretty much most of

what there is out there to expect, for a special child such as she

is. I am in control, at IEP meetings. I am very pleased with the way

her school has bent over backwards to try to accomodate her, so

she'll proogress better. Any questions?, I'd be happy to give input

on. My main thing at this point is, how the heck are all of you

parents out there, from having to deal with all this stuff, day after

day? I even know of a few stress strategies for the parents, that

have helped me : )

[Guest guest]

--- In , " crateofbeans "

<kehecho@...> wrote:

>

> Hi!! I have a 16yr old AS child, and from the first 20 or so

entries

> I have back read on, we're all basically in the same boat

here : ) I

> think what I want to really hear about, is how you other parents

are

> fairing, in raising an AS child? I know the stress and strain, and

my

> own private battle with refusing to give into depressed feelings,

> just because my child is different from others. I am an extremely

> active mom, and I am involved in however/whatever I can be with or

> for my child, to help her adjust, understand, and fit in better.

> There are times I happily think " why can't the world just mind its

> own business and stop bothering all the special people in it? "

> hahahahaa.

> Here are a few of the things I deal with, with her, on a daily

basis

> (yes even at 16yrs old):

> wears her socks inside out, the seams bother her. (all socks, even

> seamless ones)

> wears only loose slippery material type of pants, does not wear

jeans

> ever.

> Dresses up how she wants to, doesn't care if others like what she

has

> on or not (she'll wear a conservative style dress when others are

> wearing the typical fashions).

>

> At 16, shes nicer to others than she is to her own parents

> (personally I think I am her scapegoat, who she unstresses from

the

> day on).

>

> She prefers to stay up to about 1-2am, then sleep till schooltime,

> then as soon as she gets home she goes to sleep again, wakes up

> around 10pm, and so on.

>

> My daughter is main streamed. This means she is in regular

> highschool, no special rooms there. The vocabulary shes learning

from

> the other kids there, she saves up to practice on us at home with

(oh

> my burning ears lol).

>

> I have a full IEP on her, I made sure she obtained the AI rating

so

> that allllll services and adjustments and special arrangements,

were

> available to her.

>

> She will graduate with a full diploma, exactly like any other

kid's

> diploma there.

>

> I guess, her beings 16 now, I have been through pretty much most

of

> what there is out there to expect, for a special child such as she

> is. I am in control, at IEP meetings. I am very pleased with the

way

> her school has bent over backwards to try to accomodate her, so

> she'll proogress better. Any questions?, I'd be happy to give

input

> on. My main thing at this point is, how the heck are all of you

> parents out there, from having to deal with all this stuff, day

after

> day? I even know of a few stress strategies for the parents, that

> have helped me : )

>

> Here are a few of the things I deal with, with her, on a daily

basis

> (yes even at 16yrs old):

> wears her socks inside out, the seams bother her. (all socks, even

> seamless ones)

> wears only loose slippery material type of pants, does not wear

jeans

> ever.

> Dresses up how she wants to, doesn't care if others like what she

has

> on or not (she'll wear a conservative style dress when others are

> wearing the typical fashions).

>

> At 16, shes nicer to others than she is to her own parents

> (personally I think I am her scapegoat, who she unstresses from

the

> day on).

>

> She prefers to stay up to about 1-2am, then sleep till schooltime,

> then as soon as she gets home she goes to sleep again, wakes up

> around 10pm, and so

on.

BOY!!! She sounds like my twins. If you read another post about

clothes, shorts etc. One of my kids wears red, black and blue

slipper socks to school . they are thin and soft...He doesn't CARE

what other people say. He just went to the movie with a friend and

has on his red socks!!! They will only wear loose 'soft pants' just

wore jeans for the first time last year. They go to a private

school, so mostly wear loose khakis and 'polo' type shirts... One of

my boys comes home from school most days and sleeps til about 10:30

or 11pm and then gets up til about 4 or 5 then goes back to bed til

time to get up for school at 7am. He will get up to eat and take a

shower ( where he wets himself and doesn't 'bathe' and go back to

bed) This weekend I was busy with company and they hid out in the

basement except for coming up to get something to eat. They took

turns sleeping... One would sleep for 4 or 5 hours get up, play on

the computer while the other one slept... My cousins thought I was

crazy for letting them sleep that way. But I told them that they

don't have sleep patterns like 'we' do and as long as they go to

school and are happy it doesn't bother me. I have tried to MAKE them

keep regular hours and it is near impossible. Plus I think school

takes so much out of them that they need to decompress after being

with so many people at school and having to try to be 'on' all the

time.I think that is one of the reasons they took turns sleeping

this weekend. Too many

people...

As for taking out all of her aggressions and anger out on you I

can RELATE so much to that one too. I am the blame for all behavior

and everything is my fault because I am a 'terrible mother who has

no control'. Well, I tell them it is hard to parent a kid that

doesn't listen to what you tell them and takes all the blame for

everything. I am calling a pyschologist and hopefully we can work on

the bashing , blaming, cussing mom out and telling me I am a f'ing

moron!! Oh, Boy, do I ever relate to you!!It is difficult to say the

least. I tell them I will fight for them tooth and nail but it is

difficult to fight for them when they are fighting against me! Toni

[Guest guest]

You are not alone! You already know, I have 14 w/AS and I work full time, my

niece, 17 spends weekends, and they are like little pigs when I am not home,

eating all my food, messing up house, dirtying every dish in the kitchen!!

Then, you have to practically do EVERYTHING for your children when you aren't at

work... I spend the entire day monday cleaning up after them, then spend lots of

money replacing food so I can cook for the week, and then I also have a dog who

shreds paper all over the floor, you have to pick things up or he shreds them,

and of course, he has a field day when I am not here... shredding to his hearts

content, peeing on the floor cause no one puts him out, and when I say " I am

just going to get rid of the dog " , my son has a meltdown, crying real tears and

begging me not to... I work with mentally disabled adults and they are so much

more pleasant to be around sometimes... I would rather stay at work... well,

when my niece isn't here, my son is much easier to talk to... he goes into

selfish teenager mode when another teenager is around... but at least I don't

have as many kids as you do!! I pity you, too!

( ) Hello everyone, I feel like I am right at home

here already!

Hi!! I have a 16yr old AS child, and from the first 20 or so entries

I have back read on, we're all basically in the same boat here : ) I

think what I want to really hear about, is how you other parents are

fairing, in raising an AS child? I know the stress and strain, and my

own private battle with refusing to give into depressed feelings,

just because my child is different from others. I am an extremely

active mom, and I am involved in however/whatever I can be with or

for my child, to help her adjust, understand, and fit in better.

There are times I happily think " why can't the world just mind its

own business and stop bothering all the special people in it? "

hahahahaa.

Here are a few of the things I deal with, with her, on a daily basis

(yes even at 16yrs old):

wears her socks inside out, the seams bother her. (all socks, even

seamless ones)

wears only loose slippery material type of pants, does not wear jeans

ever.

Dresses up how she wants to, doesn't care if others like what she has

on or not (she'll wear a conservative style dress when others are

wearing the typical fashions).

At 16, shes nicer to others than she is to her own parents

(personally I think I am her scapegoat, who she unstresses from the

day on).

She prefers to stay up to about 1-2am, then sleep till schooltime,

then as soon as she gets home she goes to sleep again, wakes up

around 10pm, and so on.

My daughter is main streamed. This means she is in regular

highschool, no special rooms there. The vocabulary shes learning from

the other kids there, she saves up to practice on us at home with (oh

my burning ears lol).

I have a full IEP on her, I made sure she obtained the AI rating so

that allllll services and adjustments and special arrangements, were

available to her.

She will graduate with a full diploma, exactly like any other kid's

diploma there.

I guess, her beings 16 now, I have been through pretty much most of

what there is out there to expect, for a special child such as she

is. I am in control, at IEP meetings. I am very pleased with the way

her school has bent over backwards to try to accomodate her, so

she'll proogress better. Any questions?, I'd be happy to give input

on. My main thing at this point is, how the heck are all of you

parents out there, from having to deal with all this stuff, day after

day? I even know of a few stress strategies for the parents, that

have helped me : )

[Guest guest]

I think sometimes it does get on top of you. Especially when you have your own

problems to deal with as well. I think we all feel like we are losing it at

times.

Beck

( ) Hello everyone, I feel like I am right at home

here already!

Hi!! I have a 16yr old AS child, and from the first 20 or so entries

I have back read on, we're all basically in the same boat here : ) I

think what I want to really hear about, is how you other parents are

fairing, in raising an AS child? I know the stress and strain, and my

own private battle with refusing to give into depressed feelings,

just because my child is different from others. I am an extremely

active mom, and I am involved in however/whatever I can be with or

for my child, to help her adjust, understand, and fit in better.

There are times I happily think " why can't the world just mind its

own business and stop bothering all the special people in it? "

hahahahaa.

Here are a few of the things I deal with, with her, on a daily basis

(yes even at 16yrs old):

wears her socks inside out, the seams bother her. (all socks, even

seamless ones)

wears only loose slippery material type of pants, does not wear jeans

ever.

Dresses up how she wants to, doesn't care if others like what she has

on or not (she'll wear a conservative style dress when others are

wearing the typical fashions).

At 16, shes nicer to others than she is to her own parents

(personally I think I am her scapegoat, who she unstresses from the

day on).

She prefers to stay up to about 1-2am, then sleep till schooltime,

then as soon as she gets home she goes to sleep again, wakes up

around 10pm, and so on.

My daughter is main streamed. This means she is in regular

highschool, no special rooms there. The vocabulary shes learning from

the other kids there, she saves up to practice on us at home with (oh

my burning ears lol).

I have a full IEP on her, I made sure she obtained the AI rating so

that allllll services and adjustments and special arrangements, were

available to her.

She will graduate with a full diploma, exactly like any other kid's

diploma there.

I guess, her beings 16 now, I have been through pretty much most of

what there is out there to expect, for a special child such as she

is. I am in control, at IEP meetings. I am very pleased with the way

her school has bent over backwards to try to accomodate her, so

she'll proogress better. Any questions?, I'd be happy to give input

on. My main thing at this point is, how the heck are all of you

parents out there, from having to deal with all this stuff, day after

day? I even know of a few stress strategies for the parents, that

have helped me : )

[Guest guest]

Thank you, lately, I feel like I'm suffocating. I know it will pass. I love my

kids and wouldn't change them for the world! I recently started an AD that

should help. I think it's the AMOUNT I deal with that gets to me. I appreciate

your response!

( ) Hello everyone, I feel like I am right at

home here already!

Hi!! I have a 16yr old AS child, and from the first 20 or so entries

I have back read on, we're all basically in the same boat here : ) I

think what I want to really hear about, is how you other parents are

fairing, in raising an AS child? I know the stress and strain, and my

own private battle with refusing to give into depressed feelings,

just because my child is different from others. I am an extremely

active mom, and I am involved in however/whatever I can be with or

for my child, to help her adjust, understand, and fit in better.

There are times I happily think " why can't the world just mind its

own business and stop bothering all the special people in it? "

hahahahaa.

Here are a few of the things I deal with, with her, on a daily basis

(yes even at 16yrs old):

wears her socks inside out, the seams bother her. (all socks, even

seamless ones)

wears only loose slippery material type of pants, does not wear jeans

ever.

Dresses up how she wants to, doesn't care if others like what she has

on or not (she'll wear a conservative style dress when others are

wearing the typical fashions).

At 16, shes nicer to others than she is to her own parents

(personally I think I am her scapegoat, who she unstresses from the

day on).

She prefers to stay up to about 1-2am, then sleep till schooltime,

then as soon as she gets home she goes to sleep again, wakes up

around 10pm, and so on.

My daughter is main streamed. This means she is in regular

highschool, no special rooms there. The vocabulary shes learning from

the other kids there, she saves up to practice on us at home with (oh

my burning ears lol).

I have a full IEP on her, I made sure she obtained the AI rating so

that allllll services and adjustments and special arrangements, were

available to her.

She will graduate with a full diploma, exactly like any other kid's

diploma there.

I guess, her beings 16 now, I have been through pretty much most of

what there is out there to expect, for a special child such as she

is. I am in control, at IEP meetings. I am very pleased with the way

her school has bent over backwards to try to accomodate her, so

she'll proogress better. Any questions?, I'd be happy to give input

on. My main thing at this point is, how the heck are all of you

parents out there, from having to deal with all this stuff, day after

day? I even know of a few stress strategies for the parents, that

have helped me : )

[Guest guest]

you are most welcome.

beck

( ) Hello everyone, I feel like I am right at

home here already!

Hi!! I have a 16yr old AS child, and from the first 20 or so entries

I have back read on, we're all basically in the same boat here : ) I

think what I want to really hear about, is how you other parents are

fairing, in raising an AS child? I know the stress and strain, and my

own private battle with refusing to give into depressed feelings,

just because my child is different from others. I am an extremely

active mom, and I am involved in however/whatever I can be with or

for my child, to help her adjust, understand, and fit in better.

There are times I happily think " why can't the world just mind its

own business and stop bothering all the special people in it? "

hahahahaa.

Here are a few of the things I deal with, with her, on a daily basis

(yes even at 16yrs old):

wears her socks inside out, the seams bother her. (all socks, even

seamless ones)

wears only loose slippery material type of pants, does not wear jeans

ever.

Dresses up how she wants to, doesn't care if others like what she has

on or not (she'll wear a conservative style dress when others are

wearing the typical fashions).

At 16, shes nicer to others than she is to her own parents

(personally I think I am her scapegoat, who she unstresses from the

day on).

She prefers to stay up to about 1-2am, then sleep till schooltime,

then as soon as she gets home she goes to sleep again, wakes up

around 10pm, and so on.

My daughter is main streamed. This means she is in regular

highschool, no special rooms there. The vocabulary shes learning from

the other kids there, she saves up to practice on us at home with (oh

my burning ears lol).

I have a full IEP on her, I made sure she obtained the AI rating so

that allllll services and adjustments and special arrangements, were

available to her.

She will graduate with a full diploma, exactly like any other kid's

diploma there.

I guess, her beings 16 now, I have been through pretty much most of

what there is out there to expect, for a special child such as she

is. I am in control, at IEP meetings. I am very pleased with the way

her school has bent over backwards to try to accomodate her, so

she'll proogress better. Any questions?, I'd be happy to give input

on. My main thing at this point is, how the heck are all of you

parents out there, from having to deal with all this stuff, day after

day? I even know of a few stress strategies for the parents, that

have helped me : )