Monthly Archives: January 2012

and now the day is done

Posted on January 31, 2012 by carl • 0 Comments

And now the day is done.  As a recap, my youngest daughter was assaulted in our small town school this morning.  She lost consciousness briefly and ended up losing memory of the event and about 10 minutes before and after the event.  She remembers sitting on the floor in the hallway and then remembers being… Continue Reading

Filed Under: abuse, brain injury, bullying, difficult behavior., difficult schools., fight, How do I ..?, influence, kids, Mental Health, Mental Health - Child, mental health. stress, opportunity, prevention, principal, public school, Purely Mental, sad, scared., school, school system, schools, self esteem, Teen Issues

assault in a high school

Posted on January 31, 2012 by carl • 2 Comments

my daughter has been bullied at her school all year. Today we are in the ER because she got hit hard enough that she blacked out. We are going to file assault charges against the school. And who ever did this. We have told the school about the bullying issue before. Evidently they don’t take… Continue Reading

Filed Under: brain injury, bullying, harassment, help, honest answers, hospital

Toddlers, Tiaras and $exualization

Posted on January 31, 2012 by carl • 0 Comments

So, in reality television there is a program called Toddlers and Tiaras.  I can’t say that I have ever seen it.  The premise is apparently mom’s who enter their daughters in beauty pageants.  The girls are painted up, dressed in what would be considered provocative clothing for an adult. Nw if that isn’t bad enough,… Continue Reading

Filed Under: abuse, adhd, antisocial personality disorder, bipolar, challenges, honest answers, hospital stay, IEP, IEP Meeting, influence, kids, life, Mental Health - Child, Mental Health - You, moms, obsessions, peer pressure, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Uncategorized

Dad, I killed the car!

Posted on January 30, 2012 by carl • 0 Comments

Another day done. For the most part, I would call this day a success. My girls, who have both been licensed to drive for less than 6 months killed the car tonight. They thought that they were in trouble, because it wouldn’t start… They walked home, then we went and got it after mom got… Continue Reading

Filed Under: abuse, adhd, antisocial personality disorder, asking for help, assistance, autism spectrum disorders, behaivor issues, bi-polar, bipolar, bipolar disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, brain damage, brain injury, cold autism, difficult behavior., discrimination, dissociative personality disorder, elementary, elementary school, facets of autism, family stress, family support, Family Voices of North Dakota, hoarding, homeschool, IEP, IEP Meeting, long term placement, Mental Health - Child, mental health. stress, mental illness., mentor, ocd obsessive compulsive, odd, odd oppositional defiant, oppositional defiant, P and A, partners in policymaking, PATH, pdd, personality disorder, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

facebook fan pages and twitter

Posted on January 30, 2012 by carl • 0 Comments

Did you know that whynotfathers is on facebook?  You can follow these articles there as well. We are also on Twitter.  You can find us @whynotfathers  or you can click this button to follow us Follow @whynotfathers… Continue Reading

Filed Under: flooding, frustrated, good days, goodness

Greetings on a New Day.

Posted on January 30, 2012 by carl • 0 Comments

As we start week 3 after placement back at home for our youngest, I am struck with awe about how he can be two completely different kids.  There is the Marc we see when all of the kids are home, and there is the Marc we see when he is one – on – one… Continue Reading

Filed Under: adhd, antisocial personality disorder, assistance, Autism, autism spectrum disorders, behaivor issues, bi-polar, bipolar, bipolar disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, brain injury, Business, Decisions, difficult behavior., difficult schools., discharge, discrimination, elementary, elementary school, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), good days, medicine, meds, meetings, Mental Health, Mental Health - Child, mental illness., mentor, opportunity, oppositional defiant

Sunday ~ A day of rest and illness

Posted on January 30, 2012 by carl • 0 Comments

the witty repartee of my usual charming demeanour will return anon… Continue Reading

Filed Under: love, positive thinking

Lies, Lies I tell you….

Posted on January 28, 2012 by carl • 0 Comments

Good morning friends. I am getting sick.  Having Lupus, Fibromyalgia and Hypothyroidism, this means that I need to be proactive in fighting the infection.  Uggh… this means that I need to lengthen the amount of  rest I get as well as increase my liquid intake. Hopefully the prednisone I am taking will bolster my bodies… Continue Reading

Filed Under: abuse, adhd, antisocial personality disorder, Autism, bipolar, Borderline Personality Disorder, BPD, brain injury, difficult behavior., Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), fibromyalgia, help, hoarding, Mental Health, Mental Health - Child, Mental Health - You, Reactive Attachment Disorder, sleep and rest., social skills, special mental health needs, systemic lupus, tantrum, temper, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Positive outcomes

Posted on January 27, 2012 by carl • 0 Comments

Very positive outcomes today from the team at the cleft palette clinic. Speech is highly intelligible. Hearing loss on the left side, may need tube in that side but will know more later this Spring. He grew 14 inches though. Won’t be long before he is taller than I am. Marc, our youngest has been… Continue Reading

Filed Under: behaivor issues, blessings, Blog, brain injury, communication, dialogue, difficult behavior., help, IEP, IEP Meeting, Mental Health - Child, Mental Health - You

@ Cleft Palette Clinic

Posted on January 27, 2012 by carl • 0 Comments

Today our goal is to attend the annual cleft palette clinic for our oldest boy. Hard to believe we have been coming to these for 14 years already. They keep a growth chart and photo record, he has grown 14 inches in the past year. No wonder we can’t keep him in pants. Seeing the… Continue Reading

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