Sunday, August 10, 2008

Regressed

Sure, speech therapy, occupational therapy, a behaviorist, melatonin, books on autism, an herbalist, a developmental pediatrician, a gfcf diet, over 400 bookmarks on Internet Explorer, a humidifier and air purifier, surgeries, blogging, an outstanding school, time with the school psychologist, and ninety percent of our brain power help our Rooster some.

Some.

Of course it's silly to sit around and wonder: did this meal hurt his digestion, and so his behavior? Should I have taken him to that class? Should I have kept him home from this party? What if I quit my job? What if we got a... bought a ... found a... tried a .... Of course that is all silly to wonder this each time we see regression and want to blame ourselves, someone else, anything.

I'm just wondering: can someone put me in touch with one of those tv show supernannies?

2 comments:

jen said...

*sigh*

oh how very much my heart is wanting to reach out & give you a big hug...

the crazy thing is I'm trying to prepare myself for "it" at our home - things are going well & have been remarkably unremarkable the past few weeks....but school is around the corner & I've experienced that "letting your guard down" phase too many times to hope.... regression sucks (as I think you may have mentioned before)....

here's holding out hope that things will improve sooner than later & an extra dose of peace and patience as you wait this regression out for awhile....

Three steps forward....four steps back....one step forward....two steps forward...one step back...five steps forward...two steps back...maybe if we think of it as a dance we'll find a bit more joy in it all....

then again, maybe not...but it certainly keeps us on our toes.

praying you joy & peace my friend.

jen said...

tv supernannny's only have to live in the lives of their clients for a week - i think that's their secret. I can effectively manage a week once in awhile...although it depends on the week of course :) hang in there....