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  1. AnnieO

    Cutting ties...

    Bill and I have been talking lately and he is DONE - seriously done - with his family and their behavior. As soon as the family farm is sold, he is cutting remaining ties - with all but one person. I strongly agree. This might be long. I need to vent. mother in law and father in law are manipulative narcissists...
  2. AnnieO

    Five Years Ago Today...

    ...I stood up to Belle, and as a result she moved out of our home. Stopped allowing her to emotionally and verbally abuse me... Stopped putting up with her garbage. I should never have allowed her back in, but I did. I'm a forgiving sort. But you know what? I'm proud of myself for standing up...
  3. AnnieO

    Circle of Support for Hound Dog

    Many old-timers may remember Hound Dog - right now one of her kids is in crisis and they need all the support they can get. Please circle round and send good vibes to them! Reaching out from Ohio to...
  4. AnnieO

    The Update.

    I rarely have time to get on here unless I have a down bit at work, and that's not been the case in the last month! So finally, here is that update I mentioned. Trigger warning, this does have to do with firearms. Let me preface this by saying that Bill has lent Wyatt a LOT of tools, expensive...
  5. AnnieO

    You can only help so much.

    Belle has been out of prison for 2 1/2 years now. Was doing really well. Good mama to Charlie. Over time, we got complacent again. She had a garage door opener, and the code to the garage in case she needed it. We allowed them to live with us for about 2 months when Wyatt's mother kicked them...
  6. AnnieO

    And he's done with school.

    So, Pat graduated a week ago. Belle and sister in law and niece convinced him to walk, so we all went to the ceremony. Unfortunately, he's still not speaking to us, nor is half of husband's family. My parents could not go - Dad had surgery 2 1/2 weeks ago. I really hope he can find a path... Right now, he's...
  7. AnnieO

    Some things don't change.

    Belle is doing SO much better than in the days when I originally found this board. Stable relationship, sober, little one, being a good mommy... But there's that whole entitled behavior that lurks just below the surface. I set up the spare bedroom - used to be Pat's - so Belle would have a...
  8. AnnieO

    He's Here!

    Nana's lil guy was born yesterday at 11:49 Eastern, 6 lbs 13 oz, 20 inches and a head full of hair! He is absolutely gorgeous! He and Belle are doing wonderfully - she came through like a trooper! If you can't tell, this Nana is over the moon!
  9. AnnieO

    Craziness! But good. Kinda.

    GB has 9 more weeks in the oven, Belle has a good job (the owners of the company have kind of adopted her and Wyatt)... Baby shower in 2 weeks. I want to strangle Belle, though (figuratively LOL). She doesn't seem to "get" why she might need to have her baby registries done... And when I...
  10. AnnieO

    A Little Happy News

    So many things on this board are yucky, so here's some happy news! Found out this morning that my lovely Belle is having a BOY! Something told me she was pregnant, before she knew. And something told me she'd be having a boy - so here we are! Just thought everyone would be happy to know that...
  11. AnnieO

    Can't get any help.

    Diversion hearing this morning... Bill asked them if they could order him to go for MH evaluation... Guess there were a BUNCH of regulations that went into effect May 1, and the answer was... NO. Basically, unless he is a violent offender or thief or drug dealer... They can't help us... He's...
  12. AnnieO

    Prom...

    ...Is tomorrow night. Last night, Pat asked Bill if he could have $20 for a ticket. Bill was so shocked, he shelled it out with no problem. I think I would have, too. I guess he is planning on going stag with a bunch of other guys... In regular everyday clothes. I'm befuddled. One, PAT?! And...
  13. AnnieO

    Minor rant...

    Went to Pat's IEP meeting this morning. His sped informed me that Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified was NOT on the autism spectrum. No wonder he's not getting proper supports.
  14. AnnieO

    Just gets weirder.

    I honestly do think I fell down the rabbit hole, and apparently got a good hit off the caterpillar's hookah while I was there. Whew. So yesterday, just past noon, Pat went walking by me in the kitchen, wearing heavy work boots, heavy sweatpants, his coat with the hood up, and bright blue...
  15. AnnieO

    Minor Vandalism. Yay.

    I had mentioned that a certain young man was going for all the quick and easy food, and not eating leftovers in the fridge or whatever else we might have available. Which, honestly, is a LOT. I went to make a batch of peanut butter banana waffles to freeze for Rose's breakfasts - she has to eat...
  16. AnnieO

    When they want to do their own thing...

    ...But just don't GET that they have to do other stuff. Pat has been improving over the last week. But... Only on little things. I've been trying to hold out an olive branch but I'm ready to beat him with it, because along with the slight improvement has come... The parenting of Belle. And...
  17. AnnieO

    No improvement...

    Pat is still refusing to do ANY chores. He's also begun doing things like not flushing the toilet after a bowel movement (eww... But ROSE uses this same toilet - SUPER EWWW)... leaving nasty socks/underwear on the floor of his room, where the dog drags them out into the living room (again...
  18. AnnieO

    Belle Update

    I'm so tickled by Belle... She posted an Instagram of her "baby belly". Part of me wants to remind her that she's not "showing" yet... Not at 10 weeks. But only a small part... I won't!! I couldn't wait till I was showing, either - so I completely understand! Her excitement and joy over being...
  19. AnnieO

    "Prevention", "Diversion" and "Unruly"

    So Pat has finally been formally introduced to the Juvenile Justice System. Went in for a hearing this morning. Was pretty clear from the beginning of the hearing that the lady (not a formal thing) was open-minded... Until Pat interrupted and got nasty. Whoops, kid. Bill did most of the...
  20. AnnieO

    The Light at the End of the Tunnel

    Belle posted this today on facebook. I've edited it just a little bit because her language won't pass the censor... LOL! I no longer mind if she finds me here, because she knows it was my attempt at finding help. I love this kid. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Crazy to think...
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