David Journal

Tag: Laura

  • Drastic measures

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    A day that started with a terrible idea ended with one that was outlandish enough that it might work. This morning before I left for work Laura again suggested that we should divide the family into two households. I’m not certain if she intended for divorce or simply a separation. She imagined that two smaller…

  • What a day

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    Hopefully I’ll come back and flesh this out but I at least wanted to record the outline of what happened today. I worked from home in the early part of the day and Laura sent to see her psychologist with a mission to learn how to improve while honoring her limitations. She came back after…

  • Peeking around a corner

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    Laura and I had a talk like never before. We had what seems to have been a breakthrough without anyone getting upset. Not only that but she listened to what I had to say and understood the value in following my counsel. The end result is that she will go back to counseling so that…

  • Stop helping

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    Laura us complaining that I am exhausted to the point of shouting at the kids. She says that she has been helping as much as possible but that at this point I need to figure out how to get a rest. The train I am so exhausted us because she is almost never helping while…

  • Impossible context

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    Laura has great ideas about how to socialize children and set a positive foundation by activities such as going to museums. She fails to contemplate the differences between trying to set such a foundation between the hours of 9AM and 9PM vs trying to set that foundation between the hours of 5PM and 9PM while…

  • Coming back around

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    I notice today that Laura is again speaking as if she identifies as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ. It had been many months since I have heard her speak of the church as if she identifies with it in more than a historical “I grew up in the church” kind of way.

  • Enoch ALL

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    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…

  • Good day

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    With the girls leaving for girls camp this morning I started the day and was braced for the possibility of 3 tough days – especially for Laura. Happily that didn’t happen today. Laura had a good day with the kids as they went and played at the park and she held them to expectations for…

  • Unexpected adventure

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    This evening Andy and Marsha invited people to help them put up the kayak and boat from our Bear Lake trip. Most of the families offered some help. It was more work than I anticipated but it was good to assist them. Afterward we volunteered to take the trailer back to Andy’s house in Salem.…

  • Cracking the chrysalis

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    Laura and I had a couple of good conversations today. She mentioned that I have basically been the father on this vacation that she had always hoped I would be. Honestly I have been the father that I had always wished to be – despite my struggles. We also got to talk about how much…