Since my last post, I’m happy to announce that things have returned to a somewhat calmer state. No more ‘lightning in the living room’. A few isolated showers here and there. But I can live with that.
When Nick returned from school, his skills trainer was waiting to take him out to the park. (his skills trainer is like a mentor, the person who works with his therapist to help him find more appropriate ways of handling his problems at school and at home). They weren’t gone long. About thirty minutes later, they came back, and I got to hear all about how he rode his bike down the hill really fast at Mt. Tabor. I love how much enthusiasm he has!
It wasn’t all fun though. His skills trainer was clever enough to sneak in some thought provoking conversation. The topic: The responsibilities of a fourteen year old. Nick wants me to give him more freedom and trust. I keep telling him that those things he needs to earn – they are not simply given. To my surprise, he agreed with me by saying, “I know – I need to be more mature and not get so mad.” After talking to him about it this afternoon, I believe it’s starting to sink in a little bit. I hope so.
Overall, it was decent day. Now I’m off to bed for some much needed and long overdue rest.
~Goodnight.
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