Couch 78: Put your feet up and stay a while

I second that. I have one of those alien children. He's 15.

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We have one more day of orientation...we leave tomorrow night...

I'm okay but it's the little things that make me tear up...like we were at a hotel while he was away at a preorientation trip and ordered pizza that came with a 2 ltr bottle of soda and I got 4 paper cups out ...then I remembered he wasn't with us and I teared up.

Ask me again in a few days!

OK I am so glad I stuck to my guns and didn't chuck everything away. I went in to sign the lease today and worked something out with the 2 weeks in advance. I feel like I am moving forward. I got this strange urge to attribute this to my T. I realised I did this, on my own without the help of my T, he was just like crutch sitting against the wall, there if I need it. Once upon a time I would have had a huge anxiety attack, ring frantically for an appt and been devastated by the whole experience. I did try to get an appt but there were none, and i was like all "I can do this"

Hugs to MKAC and RTS. Every little step towards independece I see in my kids I think "Argh, I'm losing them" but then realise I must have done something right as they are not leaving me but becoming adults and I am looking forward, sort of, to an adult relationship with them. It's hard not to still see them as kids though.

Apparently my Sister's Husband got so depressed that he checked himself into a hospital for evaluation.

What are young people conservative about?

My 16-year-old spoke to me today!

With actual words? Not that series of grunts and moans some teens speak in.

Talking to teens is like talking to a Wookie.

Yeah.... unless of course they are asking for food, money, or a ride somewhere!!

Actual words!

I've had a rum, some icecream, some pasta, and I'm on the internet. All of which are bad for me I'm sure, but I'm happy

I have an 16 year old - alien creature for sure - he is suddenly hairy, monosylabic and exceedingly grumpy! It's not pleasant.

There is a hope! My 16-year old nephew started talking again! And he becomes more "humanoid" again But my 14-year old niece stops talking so I guess the average is the same - everything has to be balanced in the nature

This made me laugh! Mine grunted at me this morning!!

I too believe there is hope also . I have a 23 year old who still thinks im just a big pain in the butt .but he does talk to me . and (you better sit for this) will sometimes even post on FB what an awesome mother I am and how he is who he is because of what a great mom I have been it is the best feeling in the world when your kid says something like that . of course this might be followed with a disrespectful roll of the eyes when I ask him a question about stuff he needs to get done to get ready for school

((hugs)) how has your daughter been feeling ?

Wow! It must feel amazing to see those sort of comments on FB! Well done you for raising your son. He sounds great. There is hope!!

I thought the grunting teenager was a myth.

no not well done me .I was so lucky to have the boy that I do .he made raising him so easy .he was never the problem that I was . he just is amazing and I feel so blessed that he is my son on every level. I don't know how I deserved to have him be who he is but I am thankful.

off to the gym this morning .I know ill get looks from the trainer because I was not there Monday and rescheduled to go Tuesday and forgot . oh well

It has been insanely humid and hot here this week and my working/herding breed dog will not leave the house. I have to drag him outside to get get him to pee. The idea of him working on a farm is ludicrous and I cannot imagine how the breed ever got labelled as working. Right now he is on the sofa with his feet up in the air right under the a/c vent. When I get the leash out he runs to the bedroom and pretends to be asleep.

Honestly, whoever reads this, the assessment I've been going through since the end of March is really emotionally draining. I just want it to be over now, but I'm also really worried about what's going to happen when the whole thing's finished. I really like the psychologist I've seen these past months (the one who's assessing me) and I seriously don't want anyone else. I don't want to start over with yet another therapist. Especially not now that I've found someone I actually like. She seems to understand me and I haven't really felt that before.

He sounds pretty smart to me!!

I'm travelling to Tulsa for work on Sunday, will be there all next week, getting excited! I haven't "business traveled" for a long time so looking forward to it. Will be a nice change of pace to have an entire week of evenings to myself, get some writing done maybe, watch whatever the heck I want on tv for a change, lol. And have somebody else cooking, doing the dishes, and cleaning for me besides!! How cool is that!