Mother of Seven + 2

Here are some more thoughts from my journal early in 2009.  This journal entry deals with the stealing issue.  I only share this to help others and encourage others.   These stories are not shared to belittle my child in any way.  I am so proud of Michael and the progress he has made.  ***************************************************************************************************  "How I wish for answers right now.  When Ryan was changing sheets on the beds in the younger boys room, he found a $20 bill and his itunes gift card under Mikey's mattress.  These items happened to have disappeared out of Ryan's room.  I asked Mikey about them, and I have to give him credit in that he told us he had stolen them.  However, when I asked if there were other things in his room he needed to tell us about, he said no.  Les and I went through his things and found several things in his treasure box and dresser drawers. How are we to ...

I was browsing through my journal in 2009 and ran across these thoughts.  For anyone dealing with RAD, it is difficult teaching your child to form healthy relationships.  Over the past two years, Michael has come a long ways.  However, this has been a part of our journey, so I will share in hopes that it will help someone else along the way in their journey with RAD. ******************************************************************************************************* "I'm beginning to see more and more things that just don't make sense with Mikey.  We are realizing that he has no sense when it comes to relationships.  In the last six months, we have seen things like him running up and tackling a man he had never met at church, hugging and pulling on an elderly man's leg to the point where he knocked him over, and just Saturday he was hanging on and hugging a young man he had just met two minutes previously.  These are just a few of probably more than 1...

 My cousin posted a link to this song this morning on her Facebook page.  The song moved me to tears.  How great is the love of our Father!!!   Children of God