Struggles

Yesterday Will ran away from school. This is the second time he has done this. The good news? This time it was different.

The first time he ran all the way home without the school knowing he was gone. (We live a mile away from the school with some very busy intersections). This time an Ed tech followed him. He got almost half way home before the principal and teacher caught up with them in their car. He refused to get in the car until they promised to bring him home. This is where I got a call and asked if they could bring him home.

Will was able to express his anger and frustrations with school. He told me and teachers that he has such a hard time holding it together all day at school to maintain his safety record that he falls apart at home and that is why he is so mean to me. He told us he hated not being in control at home.

Well, be was very argumentative about going back to school, but I told HIM that it was my expectation that he finish his school day. He finally relented and returned with the teachers. He finished on a positive note, and even had a good day today.

We have decided to lighten up on the expectations at home to give him a little more breathing room after a hard day at school. We shall see how this works....

We made it to camp

Here I sit on my couch at camp. It's 10 o'clock in Sunday evening. So far so good. Will is doing well so far, granted I've let him play on his electronics a lot. But a mom has to do what a mom has to do.

Tomorrow morning starts the organized portion of our vacation. This is the part I am most anxious about. There are daily activities. Some Will is expected to participate in, and some I am almost desperate to participate in..... I am trying to hold onto NO EXPECTATIONS, but it's really hard. I used to be involved in everything and for the last ten years I've been involved in almost nothing. The last three years have been spent virtually in my camp away form everyone.

So far we are holding strong. We were supposed to have smores in the ballfield tonight but it was rescheduled for later in the week because of the rain. Will was very disappointed, but did well with it. Monday and wednesday bring our in home support up here for a couple of hours both days. I am so very excited they will be here. It will help focus Will and get him out of the camp more and it will give me a much needed break as I am here with Will on my own again.


This is our weekly schedule... We'll see how we do with participation!