Tag: Laura
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Rent question
Laura asked tonight when we should target her getting home. If she wants to come home in the middle of May we don’t need to pay any more rent but if she wants to stay until school is out well need to pay more. I don’t yet know the best answer to that but I…
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A transition step
Laura was over cleaning again today. She’s finding that she can do more with the kids than before. I’m sure part of it is that she has a purpose and direction. She also found that by being here she was available to give Stephanie some just in time direction so that Stephanie was interacting with…
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Spring cleaning
With the prospect of DCFS coming to visit, Laura came to the house around noon and began cleaning the house. It took until well after nine but it is mostly done besides my bedroom.
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Soccer season starts
We completely forgot that the first soccer games were today until after Isaac’s game was over. We got Mariah to her game on time even when we had to rush to buy her new cleats. I need to get used to the soccer schedule again. We had good interactions with Laura at the house after…
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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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Making a change
Laura has realized that “waiting for this to pass” (“this” being whatever temporary thing is interfering with what she would like to do) is not a functional way to approach life or healing. She has realized that there is always some “this” waiting to take our attention. She’s now talking about taking a simple, flexible…
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Planning
Perhaps instead of withdrawing I need to proactively make plans. To do that we need to inject a dose of reality for Laura. Someone needs to get it through her head that she can’t just go all fit what she wants while insisting that getting what she wants must be accomplished without her making changes.…
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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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More car trouble
When Laura decided to go with the kids to the museum she soon saw that she was not mentally up to the task. She also soon discovered that the Outback was showing warning lights so that she had to question whether it would be reliable to drive to Provo and back. That gave her an…
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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…