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My H is in desperate need of a knee replacement. Today, he canceled his appointment with the surgeon for the third time. He finally confessed to me that he is terrified of having the surgery because he is afraid of taking pain medications. His dad was an alcoholic, his mom was addicted to...

When did the accepted terminology switch to difficult child? I actually prefer it since my son is an atheist and I am not Christian and calling him a "difficult child" really never sounded right. Sounds funny, but I mean the former 3 letter acronym that used to be used.

The HS in my town has a prom that is organized and paid for by the parents. The concept is a good one - the kids are contained in one place, etc. Every year, there is a committee that runs the prom. This year, I was shocked when I found on the school district website a flyer for an upcoming...

My daughter just got a job! She graduated in May from a 5 year education program with certificates in Birth through 2nd grade and K through 6 and a masters in Sped. She got a job in the NYC system as a resource room teacher in a K-8 school. She is over the moon. We are looking for an apartment for...

The dog is doing better today. She actually stood up for about 10 seconds before easy child decided that she wanted to lie down again. We are having her sit outside twice a day for about 20 minutes to get some warmth and healing on her. The wounds still look awful but she is more alert and seems in...

A week ago, H decided to let the fire in the fire pit bank. Two days later, he let the dogs into the yard alone. Our 14 year old border collie, who's been having trouble walking, stepped into the fire pit and fell over into it. My baby mini Maltese's shrieks brought babyboy running and he...

A very close friend of ours moved to NC a while ago. He is in his early 60's, a few years away from Medicare eligibility. His former company had been paying his health insurance but the other day he received a cancellation notice. He was offered COBRA but it's quite costly. I was hoping that...

A week or so ago, I read of the death of the adult daughter (mid-20's) of a woman I know. The daughter was a difficult child in her teens but had ultimately graduated from college and apparently married, since the obit had a hyphenated last name. The mother is not very well liked in town and can be quite...

I have a FB page. My only friend is my daughter. I use her to monitor H's page. Anyway, I have somehow been linked to numerous sports team pages and Farmville. I know the sports pages didn't come through daughter or H since all of us detest sports in every way and never watch, attend or do anything with...

There are still issues with difficult child but at 18, he is a lot better than I had expected when I initially joined this board (he was in K then). He doesn't do drugs, doesn't drink and actually hangs out with very nice kids, who he allows into our home. He didn't graduate HS on time, despite being a...

I've been reading about the CDC's recommendation that all baby boomers get tested for Hep C. I'm just wondering what others think about it. By way of disclosure, I was tested at a public health clinic in a very bad neighborhood a number of years ago. My H (who lost his "D" after this episode)...

I saw Honey boo boo referred to in one of Janet's threads so tonight I was channel surfing because beach volleyball and track and field bore me and I saw this "child?" In one scene, she was hugging and kissing something wrapped in a red towel that I eventually realized was a DEAD DEER haunch...

We have 2 dogs. We have them because H wanted them. I do not like dogs, they scare me and I avoid them at all costs. H promised to take care of walking and cleaning up after them. I pay the license fees and make sure that dog food is on the shopping list. His idea of walking them is to open...

PC15 is a 10th grader and has been classified since age 1 for speech language issues and now Learning Disability (LD), severe dyslexia. The narrative report was done by the school psychiatrist who I have known for years, on a social and professional basis. Our D's were in drama club and chorus together. Anyway, easy child has...

Babyboy's triennial was held today. H attended and I took part from the hospital where I was waiting to have my surgery. BB just turned 13 and is in grade 7 in regular classes, been classified since pre-k. H is dyslexic as is pc15. BB's issues started with speech. He sounded fine to us...

We recently moved my elderly aunt to an apartment near me. I have hired an aide to be with her 9 - 5 weekdays. We had someone at nights but my aunt hated her so I fired her and she is now alone at night and on weekends. H and I stop by once a week or so at night and on weekends, we go by...

My 12 year old son is basically a typical kid. He's in 7th grade and is classified Learning Disability (LD). Today, his team went on a trip to see a holiday show. He was on the bus and the teacher told another boy to sit with him. My son tried to get up so he could have the aisle seat but the teacher made him...

We recently moved my 90 year old aunt into an apartment near our home. We hired a friend of mine to work as her aide. She is in really good health, her only problem is long standing high blood pressure and recently diagnosed GERD. She occasionally takes 1/4 Xanax but I have confiscated them...

As part of my desperate quest for a lapband operation, I underwent sleep testing. I was found to have mild to moderate sleep apnea and my machine was delivered tonight. I am SO excited to be using it. Hopefully, H will remember to buy the distilled water it requires when he brings youngest...

My difficult child is a National Merit Commended Student. Unfortunately, he has already said he will not attend the group picture taking at school, but I am really proud of him. I hope they put his name in the local paper so all the people who think he's stupid can eat it... Also, he's arranging for...