I thought Monday would be a great day for Hunter. He just came off a two day suspension and I assumed that would stay fresh in his mind as he stepped off the school bus and onto school property.
Instead, I was called to pick him up for the same reasons as before. Except this time he received a three day suspension.
I don't know how much of this I can take.
(Posted from my Blackberry)
This is my my life as I search for inner peace. Will I find the light before it finds me?
Showing posts with label School. Show all posts
Showing posts with label School. Show all posts
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Celebrations!
Last Wednesday, Hunter started Junior High School and 7th grade. So far his year is starting off very well and I have received only two phone calls from the school.
The first call was from the school social worker letting me know that Hunter had been chosen to take a special MEAP test this fall. The second was to tell me that Hunter and another child ran into each other in gym and Hunter scraped his shin and needed ice.
WHEW!
Today is my dad's 69th birthday. Happy Birthday, Dad! (Even though you have no idea this blog exists!)
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
The Other Shoe?
When Henry and I began the journey of Hunter more than 10 years ago ~ yes, it's really been THAT long ~ we could only pray and hope (and throw salt over our shoulder) that the actions of his frustrated rage would never involve the authorities. Unfortunately, in the past month, it has. Not once ~ but twice.
The first incident involved a glass chalkboard in his classroom and Hunter sliding a desk into it; shattering it to pieces. The second incident involved him assaulting his teacher. Charges have been filed, police reports have been written and filed and now we are at the mercy of the prosecutor and what he decides to do. The thought of Hunter, at twelve years of age, going in front of a judge on these charges, puts a huge lump in my gut that I haven't been able to shake since this all began.
Do I disagree with the charges? No, I don't. Do I think the police should have been involved? No, I don't. What do I hope comes out of all this? I have absolutely NO idea. See, I've never been down this road with Hunter before. It's foreign territory and it seems to put him in the role of an adult facing charges instead of a pre-teenager.
It hasn't registered with Hunter (and probably never will) the amount of trouble he's in. The disconnect in his brain doesn't allow him to bridge that gap.
Asperger's/Bipolar is not an excuse for his behavior and I agree there should be consequences for his actions. I'm just not so sure doing it in a legal arena is the right place to be.
The...other...shoe...has...dropped.
The first incident involved a glass chalkboard in his classroom and Hunter sliding a desk into it; shattering it to pieces. The second incident involved him assaulting his teacher. Charges have been filed, police reports have been written and filed and now we are at the mercy of the prosecutor and what he decides to do. The thought of Hunter, at twelve years of age, going in front of a judge on these charges, puts a huge lump in my gut that I haven't been able to shake since this all began.
Do I disagree with the charges? No, I don't. Do I think the police should have been involved? No, I don't. What do I hope comes out of all this? I have absolutely NO idea. See, I've never been down this road with Hunter before. It's foreign territory and it seems to put him in the role of an adult facing charges instead of a pre-teenager.
It hasn't registered with Hunter (and probably never will) the amount of trouble he's in. The disconnect in his brain doesn't allow him to bridge that gap.
Asperger's/Bipolar is not an excuse for his behavior and I agree there should be consequences for his actions. I'm just not so sure doing it in a legal arena is the right place to be.
The...other...shoe...has...dropped.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Students -- Again!
In mid-April I had an appointment with a recruiter at a Medical Assistant school and, in an determined effort to get Matthew out of the house and away from online gaming, I dragged him with me. I stretched the truth a little by telling him it would be good for him to see the recruiting process in general because he had recently expressed an interest in taking a few college classes.
I was pleasantly surprised when, in the meeting with the recruiter, Matthew expressed an interest in the medical field. I was flat-out shocked -- SHOCKED! --quite happily, that Matthew asked to enroll, too!
On April 14th, Matthew and I started the Medical Assistant program together. We're even in the same classes. Pretty cool, huh? (Yeah, I think so, too!!)
What many people don't know about me is that my first career choice has always been in the field of medicine. In fact, my dream has always been to become a Neonatologist (caring for preemie babies). After spending three months searching for a job in the accounting or administrative assistant field -- fields I literally stumbled into but could never shake because the money was so good -- I finally threw my hands up in surrender and decided to circle back to my first love. Medicine.
Matthew has really impressed me with, not only his knowledge of anatomy and physiology, but by how much he participates in class -- and by how well he does on assignments and tests. (Without studying, I might add.)
We recently studied and learned to perform ECG's (also known as EKG's) on our peers and Matthew instantly became the teacher's pet by his unabashed willingness to be the patient for anybody who needed one.
It is the BEST career decision I have ever made.
I was pleasantly surprised when, in the meeting with the recruiter, Matthew expressed an interest in the medical field. I was flat-out shocked -- SHOCKED! --quite happily, that Matthew asked to enroll, too!
On April 14th, Matthew and I started the Medical Assistant program together. We're even in the same classes. Pretty cool, huh? (Yeah, I think so, too!!)
What many people don't know about me is that my first career choice has always been in the field of medicine. In fact, my dream has always been to become a Neonatologist (caring for preemie babies). After spending three months searching for a job in the accounting or administrative assistant field -- fields I literally stumbled into but could never shake because the money was so good -- I finally threw my hands up in surrender and decided to circle back to my first love. Medicine.
Matthew has really impressed me with, not only his knowledge of anatomy and physiology, but by how much he participates in class -- and by how well he does on assignments and tests. (Without studying, I might add.)
We recently studied and learned to perform ECG's (also known as EKG's) on our peers and Matthew instantly became the teacher's pet by his unabashed willingness to be the patient for anybody who needed one.
It is the BEST career decision I have ever made.
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