tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16655703.post7784858219611204800..comments2023-10-16T05:31:07.076-07:00Comments on Ain't That Sherific?: Alone . . .Sherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598822471867683429noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16655703.post-54845734934121265592008-03-03T01:54:00.000-08:002008-03-03T01:54:00.000-08:00It's interesting to read your post Sheri, on this ...It's interesting to read your post Sheri, on this particular day when I had to take my eleven year old son (with ARND)to school to explain and apologise for some pretty crazy behaviour last Friday. I bit my tongue whilst they (sensitively) dealt with the problem but then had to plead with them to understand why my boy behaves like he does...they just don't know FASD. Here in Australia it's hardly acknowledged, and I know no other child with a diagnosis...I rely on bloggers like you and Kari to help me feel that my son and family are not alone. Keep blogging about your son Dustin; I see a little of my Seth in him.Janinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11947647228190199276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16655703.post-47392127148669083802008-03-02T06:38:00.000-08:002008-03-02T06:38:00.000-08:00"Reach out to someone. Email them. Comment on thei..."Reach out to someone. Email them. Comment on their blog. Give a mother an understanding look when she is fighting her kids in the grocery store. Let them know you understand, laugh with them."<BR/><BR/>You said it Sheri!Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09335510388625920002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16655703.post-64647248610553767382008-03-01T16:14:00.000-08:002008-03-01T16:14:00.000-08:00Thanks ladies!You get me. , , apparently you are "...Thanks ladies!<BR/><BR/>You get me. , , apparently you are "my people"Sherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16598822471867683429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16655703.post-31121992261412639802008-03-01T11:12:00.000-08:002008-03-01T11:12:00.000-08:00Sheri,Here is a list from the NOFAS website of FAS...Sheri,<BR/>Here is a list from the NOFAS website of FASD resources in Indiana-<BR/>http://www.nofas.org/resource/results.aspx?ST=14&Name=Indiana <BR/><BR/>Pretty sparse compared to some states. <BR/><BR/>But...you are a resource in Indiana for other families! You have an understanding of FASD that you can share with others. I wonder if you could put some feelers out and get something going there. Hey, find someone to sponsor it and I'll come out and do a training! <BR/><BR/>And, even though I'm like an invisible friend, I want you to know that you do have people because I feel like we've become friends. I wish you lived in our state but part of me thinks that you are exactly where you are for a reason. ~KariKarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13823015360549493983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16655703.post-88800813903108227272008-03-01T10:07:00.000-08:002008-03-01T10:07:00.000-08:00You know what Sheri, we all have our trials - li...You know what Sheri, we all have our trials - like I have said many times - a different cross to bear. I understand. I can not relate exactly to what you feel, as you can not relate to exactly what I feel, but your cross is FAS and you do have your Mom and your husband to help. My cross is being single. My three kids are a daily challenge for me and no one to reinforce my disciplinary measures. <BR/><BR/>As a mother, we all know for whatever reason, children respond instantly to their fathers and rarely argue back with them and usually do what is said on the first time. Its not that way with mom, they test mom every which way. My cross is I go to bed alone every night exhausted from my challenges of the day with my kids. I do have my family nearby for my peace of mind, but raising these three kids is my job. Their dad doesn't back me. I am not whining and looking for sympathy, the same as you, I am just airing what I deal with and how it makes me feel. <BR/><BR/>We live our days the best we can and do the best we can with our kids, and you know what Sheri? Your kids and my kids, they are all going to be just fine because they got moms that love them and care.JR - A Green Eyed Gurl....https://www.blogger.com/profile/11726255362725707892noreply@blogger.com