Tag: Savannah
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I’m done playing
No more Mister Passive for me. I can’t be timid in my requests anymore. I prayed tonight for the money, the nanny, and the support from Laura, Savannah, Alyssa, Mariah, and Isaac that I need. I can no longer pretend that anything is okay or that any of them are performing up to a reasonable…
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DCFS Redux
I was really tired when I wrote in my journal last night to the point that I forgot to record that Savannah was pulled out of class yesterday to be interviewed by a DCFS caseworker. She was angry that they are digging around again but apparently someone mentioned that Isaac has pulled knives on other…
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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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Getting sloppy
I spent all day running to various stores while juggling all the schedules. Eventually Laura and I went to see Tim Timmerman, Hope of America. We went in hopeful but we stained by a couple of unnecessary and inappropriate elements of the movie. While we were there one of the little kids managed to escape…
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Settling in
I missed a day yesterday so let me catch up on the goings on of Sunday. Toward the end of a chaotic Sunday morning I lost my temper and hit Isaac so he left before church started. I figured he would make his way to church eventually just to get out of the rain. Instead…
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Moving day
Today we got Laura moved into the new apartment behind the Jr High. After moving one load in she locked the car key inside the car at Mom’s house and we had to call a locksmith – for nearly $200. It’s obviously (past) time to get a second key. I went with Alyssa, Mariah, and…
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Moving on
Laura found herself entangled in a series of concerns with the kids over the course of the day. She should have broken away to take care of herself but she just pushed herself. She concluded that we needed to move on from Chandler soon. Savannah also voiced her frustrations with Chandler. With Chandler off tomorrow…
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Parental influence
This isn’t meant to tag on Marsha but it illustrates the power that one person can inadvertantly exert on others. Laura was having a good day until she felt shut down by Marsha when she (Laura) complained about something. Soon Savannah came along, having had a good day so far, until she encountered a still-upset…
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Savannah’s blessing
Today Savannah received her patriarchal blessing. Marsh brought Laura up for it. President Smith (former Stake President) was the patriarch. When he saw Marsha’s last name on her name tag he asked if she was related to Francis Gibbons. When she said yes he had a few stories to tell because he grew up in…
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Big day for Savannah
Tonight Savannah asked if we could talk in my cave. I interrupted the math that Alyssa and I were working on to hear what she had to say (expecting it to take 5 minutes). After a couple of false starts while trying to steel her nerves she told me first that one of her good…