Addressing the blog title; we had parent/teacher conferences on Friday, along with an appointment with Will's behavior therapist. Overall, Will is still a little behind, but he has improved so much that people are just amazed with him. He learns uniquely, and we love him so much for that. He is so creative on his own terms and he sometimes blows the teachers' minds with his mature vocabulary and advanced word usage. I'm not sure anyone really knows how smart he is, including us, because he flashes these little insanely intelligent facts, but can't/won't do classwork. We found out he keeps telling his teacher "I'll just take it home and do it" because he knows that I can work with him one-on-one and he gets the attention he needs to learn the material. Thankfully, the teacher has been discouraging this, offering little incentives (like being a helper in the classroom) to get him to finish his work at school. We joked that I didn't mind helping him out at home, but if he sent EVERYthing home, I might as well just homeschool him! We met with Will's reading teacher, a special ed teacher and his regular teacher. It was a really good meeting, but just entirely too short. All the teachers really love Will and have shown us how much work they have put into helping him out. Not to be all gooey, but it warms my heart how much effort they are giving him. We won't give up!
And to make up for my last few days of absence:
A movie review!
This is a true chick flick. If you want major bonus points with your wife/girlfriend, watch this movie with her. It's a little long, but it's got an amazing cast of nearly all my favorite actresses and a great storyline to boot. It's set in June Cleaver time, but it shows how different women handled tradition clashing with modernization. It shows that some women are truly happy fulfilling a wife/mother role. Just because women are liberated and equal, doesn't mean they have to climb a corporate ladder and blast through the glass ceiling to have self-worth and confidence.
Today I'm reviewing a series of books, actually. "A Child Called It", "A Man Named Dave" and "The Lost Boy" by Dave Pelzer.
This is an intense, highly emotional set that will have you pulling out the tissues by the wad and gasping for air. It is based on Dave's own history as an abused child. Having not really come across anyone who has had to deal with abuse this extensively, it was shocking and eye-opening to see that some people really aren't meant to be parents and how disgusting they can act when faced with parenthood. If you're sensitive to this topic, are prone to PTSD-type issues from your own experiences or just can't deal with children being hurt, I don't think this is a good series for you. I have only read this series once. I own it, and I intend on letting my son read it some day when he is fully grown and can appreciate the valuable lessons within the pages.
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