RaybanPixie

It's raining here and I love the rain. I love curling up under a blanket with a hot cup of tea, listening to Robert laugh and Sophie bond with guests while listening to stories about the absolute worst pieces of human garbage through written history. This episode though, it left me in a state.

Be sure you are securely latched to some sort of stable support mechanism before listening to these episodes because you will need a hug or a puppy or SOMETHING to bring you back into the light.

The good, the bad, and the ugly; I want it all.

We are looking to enroll my sweet teenage son, partly for him to discover whether or not he thrives in a group home setting, mostly because it is becoming nearly impossible for us to keep him safe here at home (aggression and SIB).

I am his mother and I have been his primary person his whole life. He is non-verbal, which adds a certain gravity to the relationship (advocacy, reflexively predicting needs without them being spoken). This move would obviously change that dynamic. Growth is hard. I'm okay with that. And he's a strong kiddo. I think he will be okay with this too if this is a good program. If they will help him learn to advoca