Tag: Enoch
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An Enoch day
I was supposed to take Enoch for an intake evaluation so obviously he actually decided to go to school today. I went to the school to pick him up just as class was starting and his teacher confirmed that he didn’t come to class. When I called Summit about rescheduling they said that his refusal…
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Corners turned … we hope
Enoch has spent the last several weeks defiantly trying to prove that nobody can make him do anything. He doesn’t have to go to school, or to church, or to therapy, or do his chores unless he gets the rewards that he defines (obscene quantities of video game time). Yesterday we finally agreed on a…
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On the runway
I actually got most of the family too church yesterday for the first time since June (if then). We were nearly late but then as we walked from the parking lot to the church Emma was stung by a wasp under the eye so I drove her home and came back in time to hear…
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Enoch ALL
For the last couple of days Laura and I have been wrestling with the option of letting enough go to the ALL program at Cedar Ridge. He had provisional acceptance but his classroom behavior was enough to give us pause and when we talked to the principal it have her cause to be cautious. I’m…
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New camping spot
We went camping again this week and choose to go directly to the campsite that we didn’t check on Friday last week – the one we drove past on Saturday morning. We found a nice spot further from the road – although there were plenty of campers around we still found an unused fire pit.…
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The start of summer
With memorial day we got a taste of how the summer will begin. We went to the Memorial Day breakfast in Woods Cross and got to do the regular activities (rock climbing, visit the for trucks, see life flight) by the time we got in the car to go home we had fights (mostly with…
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Laura’s epiphany
Laura woke up early this morning with energy and clarity of thought. She talked to me and I felt it necessary to make a record of what she said in case her memory got closed later. Laura dreamed last night and finally saw clearly how things have been for so many years for everyone in…
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Arise from the dust and be men
In that invitation for his sons to be men I hear the exaggeration, frustration, and pleading of Lehi. He sees the limitations of his influence and knows the sons her is speaking to are capable of being better than they have been performing. It is my tone with Isaac and often Enoch and Noah and…
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All together again
Our family reunification is complete. We still have healing and room for improvement but we now look like a normal family of ten. Yesterday Enoch asked yet again if he could transfer to Deerfield. Although his stated reasons had not changed significantly we were smart enough to realize that his desire was genuine and not…