time warp......
We got our first xmas card today.
It is a lovely wet soggy and empty envelope.
It would seem Aunty Anna forgot the card or some one pinched it???
Andrew's choice of music although usually enjoyable is at the moment bordering of giving me dementia or going to make me off myself.
"'crying over you" roy orberson is wailing rather loudly. It may be great dancing music but by god is "pretty woman" the only non depressing song he ever wrote????
Nik has deliberately failed his year of school. I have been in again to see teachers and his dean who was to ring me two days ago to make an appointment. His graphics teacher e-mailed last night to say he has done none of the work for the portfolio to be sent in and the deadline is Friday. Well not a fuck of a lot I can do in two days to make him complete it. Art would appear to be the same. Why has no0 one bothered to call me before now, or reply to me when I went in with concern again 3 months ago???
He is belligerent, doesn't care and is bunking classes frequently. Been supportive and had talks, then yesterday lost my temper as we are trying to get his reading logs done so he doesn't fail "dummies" English. He had a right go at me swearing at me saying he doesn't care, I never let him do anything, and he blamed the house, teachers, himself , his dad being overseas blah, blah , blah (can see the councillor at school has really helped this year with his attitude). He doesn't care if he fails, he cant see the point in school. I am not sure what to do with him. He needs a job over the holidays, something with long hours and weekends as I wont be letting him out with his friends. I need to find a new school, one that give a shit about its kids and them failing, and I need to obliviously stop being nice and get really strict again (even though he thinks I am too mean already) just not sure if it will make things better or worse.
Mum had surgery and a heart attack during her surgery. She is on new meds and looking frail but ok now.
Melanie tried one of her suicide attempts but actually almost succeeded this time. She was on life support of almost 2 days, Hopefully that has scared the shit out of her as she only does it for attention. She however is home and not as far as I can tell on a programme. she is meant to join aa. The system is one fucking giant joke!!!!
8 weeks till xmas and very stressed about money, house, presents and if I will be here or not. A tentative next trial date of dec 5. I really am at my wits end.
Sam is in three dance studios and loving it and getting really rather good. think there is a beginners comp coming soon he might enter. He needs to start saving to enter them and for the outfits and things...so He has a wee job cleaning out rubbish bins. he has three clients so far, and goes round and cleans the recycle, rubbish and green bins, scrubs them and disinfects and then dries them. he is getting $5 a time. he is rather impressed with himself, and so am I (even if he has spent all this weeks) the teens turned their noses up at it. Need a few more people; so if you have bins or know nice people with bins and a soft touch for a ten year old wanting work.... and want to give him a job cleaning them for you weekly, fortnightly or monthly give a a call. we have linwood, parklands and bishopdale burnside and ilam areas so far. so more there would be good.
Andrew starts his new shifts next week, wont miss halswell at all. Am concerned about family time but we will see how it goes.
It is a lovely wet soggy and empty envelope.
It would seem Aunty Anna forgot the card or some one pinched it???
Andrew's choice of music although usually enjoyable is at the moment bordering of giving me dementia or going to make me off myself.
"'crying over you" roy orberson is wailing rather loudly. It may be great dancing music but by god is "pretty woman" the only non depressing song he ever wrote????
Nik has deliberately failed his year of school. I have been in again to see teachers and his dean who was to ring me two days ago to make an appointment. His graphics teacher e-mailed last night to say he has done none of the work for the portfolio to be sent in and the deadline is Friday. Well not a fuck of a lot I can do in two days to make him complete it. Art would appear to be the same. Why has no0 one bothered to call me before now, or reply to me when I went in with concern again 3 months ago???
He is belligerent, doesn't care and is bunking classes frequently. Been supportive and had talks, then yesterday lost my temper as we are trying to get his reading logs done so he doesn't fail "dummies" English. He had a right go at me swearing at me saying he doesn't care, I never let him do anything, and he blamed the house, teachers, himself , his dad being overseas blah, blah , blah (can see the councillor at school has really helped this year with his attitude). He doesn't care if he fails, he cant see the point in school. I am not sure what to do with him. He needs a job over the holidays, something with long hours and weekends as I wont be letting him out with his friends. I need to find a new school, one that give a shit about its kids and them failing, and I need to obliviously stop being nice and get really strict again (even though he thinks I am too mean already) just not sure if it will make things better or worse.
Mum had surgery and a heart attack during her surgery. She is on new meds and looking frail but ok now.
Melanie tried one of her suicide attempts but actually almost succeeded this time. She was on life support of almost 2 days, Hopefully that has scared the shit out of her as she only does it for attention. She however is home and not as far as I can tell on a programme. she is meant to join aa. The system is one fucking giant joke!!!!
8 weeks till xmas and very stressed about money, house, presents and if I will be here or not. A tentative next trial date of dec 5. I really am at my wits end.
Sam is in three dance studios and loving it and getting really rather good. think there is a beginners comp coming soon he might enter. He needs to start saving to enter them and for the outfits and things...so He has a wee job cleaning out rubbish bins. he has three clients so far, and goes round and cleans the recycle, rubbish and green bins, scrubs them and disinfects and then dries them. he is getting $5 a time. he is rather impressed with himself, and so am I (even if he has spent all this weeks) the teens turned their noses up at it. Need a few more people; so if you have bins or know nice people with bins and a soft touch for a ten year old wanting work.... and want to give him a job cleaning them for you weekly, fortnightly or monthly give a a call. we have linwood, parklands and bishopdale burnside and ilam areas so far. so more there would be good.
Andrew starts his new shifts next week, wont miss halswell at all. Am concerned about family time but we will see how it goes.