Tag: Mickey
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Return and report
It’s becoming more and more clear to me that in all aspects of life Alyssa needs an accountability partner. She had not developed any skill in pushing herself to continue without extrinsic motivation.
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Tired
Laura seems to be doing better today. She didn’t feel good at first and when I invited her to go with me to get donuts she declined but she called me back after concluding that the only reason she declined was that she was depressed. After our little trip she seemed better. After breakfast I…
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Withdrawing
I’m trying to decide how much to withdraw and allow the family to drown without me. Everybody thinks of their own needs and nothing I say or do cuts through that. Savannah and Mariah understand the concept of family intellectually but they don’t believe that there is any possibility of them benefiting from doing what…
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Good endings
Conference weekend started out rough for me. Today started out rough when I found that Alyssa hadn’t done the dishes last night even though I reminded her to do them. Thankfully by the end if conference we had achieved a stretch of peace. I told the kids that during each hymn of the season, anyone…
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Inaugural Dinner Party
I managed to help Alyssa with her math this morning even though we had to take her in to school one period late. Hopefully she felt good about her test because of it. The kids and I did shopping during the day and then I took Alyssa to get braces on her teeth in the…
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Moving forward
Laura didn’t get the role in 1776 but thankfully she had any felt last night that it might not be a good thing so she took the news well. She came and met me for lunch. We talked about the situation and about finding a new therapist. Dr. Empey said that he shouldn’t work with…
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Signs of trouble
Laura is recognizing today the signs of stagnation. She has no direction (although she can hope for the role in 1776); she has had virtually no social schedule the past couple of weeks; she is getting shorter of temper on those brief occasions when she interacts with the kids; and she feels that her therapist…
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Ready for normal again
The kids’ long weekend is over. Alyssa is going back to school after being “sick” for a week. (I think she started sick the first day or two and then it was just emotionally not ready to accept that she want actually physically ill anymore.) Laura is finished with preparing for auditions. Hopefully we can…
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Auditions
I got everything in place to be able to have Alyssa get counseling with Dr. Empey like Isaac does. I feel like we have a chance to help her get her feet under her emotionally. Laura auditioned for the role of Abigail Adams in 1776 at Centerline Legacy Theater today. She can home positively bubbly…