My son’s last day of high school was Tuesday. His last night living at our house was Monday. Tim is now in his own apartment, which I know concerns a lot of people. People who don’t know Tim well at all are simply surprised that he would transition out of the house so soon. Why … Continue reading
Category Archives: Practicing with (Troubled) Children
The Good
My job is hard on my son. I am a children’s ministry director. That means at least one day a week, my family is “at work” with me. For my husband and my daughter, this isn’t an issue. But my job is hard on my son. My son is an incredibly intelligent, sweet, compassionate and … Continue reading
When Your Difficult Child Is Your Parent
When I first heard that Practicing Families was running a series on “Practicing with Troubled Children,” I wasn’t sure that I would have anything to contribute. My own two kids are in one of the easier developmental stages and . . . for now are doing okay. But then as I reviewed the others’ stories, … Continue reading
Diagnosis/Problem/Child
Thanks to the viral nature of social media, I can say “Throwback Thursday” and we all pretty much know what that means: the phenomenon where we share old pictures to our network of friends and ask them to take a trip down nostalgia lane with us. I am a sucker for the sentimentality of the … Continue reading
Tim Lying
My son is a liar. Except I am not supposed to say that; I’m supposed to say that he “tells lies.” Except that “lie” is a trigger word for him, so I’m supposed to say things like: “Tim, I do not understand why another student at your high school–whose name you don’t even know—would just … Continue reading
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