Originally Posted by
newnana
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Not one more thing. Stay strong.
I veto it every time.
When he said it would be, and this is a direct quote, "a family project," after answering my questions about responsibilities for feeding/walking/vet visits with "all of us" I shot back that all of us had to be on board and I'm not. (Again, and I told him, I don't think he understands how much work a dog is.)
There will always be bad days, we do not need more shiz to add to the list of things to do rather than learn to deal with it. Because we all know who that list falls to.
Which is what I was getting at and he's got his head so far up his backside that he thinks he's being slick talking about a dog being "a family project," when all I hear is "HEY! LET'S ADD ANOTHER THING TO LIZ'S ALREADY FULL PLATE BECAUSE SHE'S OBVIOUSLY NOT GOT ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH!"
I can't.
Fo example, the fit on Tuesday ramped up because I wouldn't let DD walk down the street (5 minute walk) to hang out with S (who may not have a break at the same time because there are multiple 5th grade homerooms) and then walk back home (5 minutes) in time to log into her next class (Math) during a class break (15 minutes.)
On Wednesday, DD had ANOTHER fit all day because I told her to put her personal reading book away and copy the vocabulary notes in ELA. She proceeded to growl and scream and cry and throw things and bite me because ... I had the audacity to tell her to pay attention to her teacher. She refused to turn her camera on, participate in class, cooperate with the learning assistant, etc. (Though, in her defense, I wouldn't cooperate with someone who told me my sensory tool was making them gag, either. I coached DD through a response to her, because we do have DD's sensory chew necklace permitted in her 504.)
Today was a much better day; it was still a little rough when she started to bang her head on the credenza after she made a mistake in a math problem. I still have to call her pediatrician (and sort through the insurance coverage for a therapist, because DD asked to talk to someone in addition to the school counselor) and we should probably chat about her medication.
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Liz
DD (3/2010)
"Make mistakes! Get messy!" - Miss Frizzle