I spent the day at the zoo with my son, daughter and my son's friend who has ADHD. This poor child.has such difficulty focusing on one thing. I can't imagine what his little mind must go through. His Mom is a heroin addict. She left the kids. She was off of it for a.while but started again. Both kids have emotional issues. Their Dad is a good Dad and their Grandparents are great. Their Grandma has become the Mom. Thank God for them.
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A friend of mine has ADD and she says her mind goes so fast it's like flipping quickly through a book. She knows she's supposed to read the book, but her mind can't make the pages stop long enough for her eyes to see the words.
I don't know if the little boy's ADD is like that; no one child is exactly like another. But when dealing with children (primarily boys) with ADD, I've heard of great success in letting them have a more physical play time. They will have much better focus after a burst or two of energy, and it's fun. He may not have been able to watch the tigers for a long time, but I'll bet you a shiny nickel he remembers it, and can tell you something significant about them.
Also, I'm betting you just let him be him. And as you know that's a HUGE deal to people. Feeling loved and accepted goes a long, long way.
This has been one of the most rewarding weeks at work ever. On Tuesday, I went on a second bike ride with a middle aged man who is nearly paralyzed in half his body (I shared the first ride with some in chat). He has a specially rigged reclining three-seater in which his good leg does the work and his near paralyzed leg gets passive range of motion, and his good arm steers and operates the brakes. I took him the previous week, but this time we went in a large park near his place - big enough for a gold course, three large ponds, a small city zoo, and a few baseball diamonds.
The feedback I got from another team member about the ride was that he was ecstatic over me letting him choose which way to go. I had no idea that the simple act of asking if he wanted to go left or right was providing him a freedom that he never gets to enjoy in his everyday life with his being supervised 24/7. It seemed such a small gesture to me, but was profoundly significant to him.
This is giving me a newfound appreciation for the little things I take for granted.
The feedback I got from another team member about the ride was that he was ecstatic over me letting him choose which way to go. I had no idea that the simple act of asking if he wanted to go left or right was providing him a freedom that he never gets to enjoy in his everyday life with his being supervised 24/7. It seemed such a small gesture to me, but was profoundly significant to him.
This is giving me a newfound appreciation for the little things I take for granted.
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your story reminded me of Otto dusting off a small piece of cake.....
So after a leader identified with the worker's party won the hearts and minds of the middle class and renamed his party the National Socialist German Worker's Party or, of course, Nazi for short, Hitler eventually removed the freedom of press and speech by means of the Nuremberg Laws and eventually the Enabling act and found himself having dictatorial rule identifying Jews by the religious leanings of the person's grandparents and sought to rid this clean Aryan world of the disabled and the jew.
A little girl was a 13 year old living in Amsterdam when her family received their "request" from the SS demanding their report to work camp. Otto took his little family and went into hiding and we know the rest of the story by means of that young girl, Anne Frank.
And when Anne and Otto and family were subjected to every loss of freedom from even the simplest and most mundane acts, Anne's birthday was celebrated in their cramped attic hiding behind a bookcased entrance. Just a few weeks before the family was found, separated, and imprisoned at Auschwitz and later Bergan Belson where Anne and her sister and mother died of neglect and typhus, Otto Frank blew dust from that small piece of cake that accidently dropped off his rusted fork because it was his only share.
Freedom is truly appreciated by the deprived.
So after a leader identified with the worker's party won the hearts and minds of the middle class and renamed his party the National Socialist German Worker's Party or, of course, Nazi for short, Hitler eventually removed the freedom of press and speech by means of the Nuremberg Laws and eventually the Enabling act and found himself having dictatorial rule identifying Jews by the religious leanings of the person's grandparents and sought to rid this clean Aryan world of the disabled and the jew.
A little girl was a 13 year old living in Amsterdam when her family received their "request" from the SS demanding their report to work camp. Otto took his little family and went into hiding and we know the rest of the story by means of that young girl, Anne Frank.
And when Anne and Otto and family were subjected to every loss of freedom from even the simplest and most mundane acts, Anne's birthday was celebrated in their cramped attic hiding behind a bookcased entrance. Just a few weeks before the family was found, separated, and imprisoned at Auschwitz and later Bergan Belson where Anne and her sister and mother died of neglect and typhus, Otto Frank blew dust from that small piece of cake that accidently dropped off his rusted fork because it was his only share.
Freedom is truly appreciated by the deprived.
What a great post!!
I once went to visit an inmate who had been in for 8 years and was around 30 years old. I had brought some coins for the vending machines and because the inmates themselves were not allowed to go to the machines, I asked him what he wanted as I stood up to make my way over to them.
He turned his head and stared blankly at the array of candy bars and chips behind the glass for probably 10 minutes.
Finally, he turned to me and said, "I'm really sorry... I'm just... not used... to having a choice."
I will never forget that. Of course I can't excuse the behaviors that got him there, but I thought, no wonder the recidivism rate is so high. If trying to choose what you want to eat has become so difficult, I can't imagine getting out of prison and having to face choices over living clean and trying to support oneself. I never thought so much about the power of choice.
And how powerless we render someone if all choices are taken away.
I once went to visit an inmate who had been in for 8 years and was around 30 years old. I had brought some coins for the vending machines and because the inmates themselves were not allowed to go to the machines, I asked him what he wanted as I stood up to make my way over to them.
He turned his head and stared blankly at the array of candy bars and chips behind the glass for probably 10 minutes.
Finally, he turned to me and said, "I'm really sorry... I'm just... not used... to having a choice."
I will never forget that. Of course I can't excuse the behaviors that got him there, but I thought, no wonder the recidivism rate is so high. If trying to choose what you want to eat has become so difficult, I can't imagine getting out of prison and having to face choices over living clean and trying to support oneself. I never thought so much about the power of choice.
And how powerless we render someone if all choices are taken away.
Sorry for the double post but... It's almost 5 AM. It's been a really long day, and I can't sleep. I keep trying but all I do is toss and turn. I've prayed a lot today about a lot of people in my life and their circumstances.
I finally just decided to get up, so now I'm watching a show called "Check, Please!" that reviews local restaurants, and boy, does all that food look good. I warmed up my leftover chimichanga from dinner and added extra cheese.
I don't have to worry about waking anyone else up or disturbing their schedule... nor do I have to share my food.
Sometimes, being single isn't half bad.
I finally just decided to get up, so now I'm watching a show called "Check, Please!" that reviews local restaurants, and boy, does all that food look good. I warmed up my leftover chimichanga from dinner and added extra cheese.
I don't have to worry about waking anyone else up or disturbing their schedule... nor do I have to share my food.
Sometimes, being single isn't half bad.
A friend of mine has ADD and she says her mind goes so fast it's like flipping quickly through a book. She knows she's supposed to read the book, but her mind can't make the pages stop long enough for her eyes to see the words.
I don't know if the little boy's ADD is like that; no one child is exactly like another. But when dealing with children (primarily boys) with ADD, I've heard of great success in letting them have a more physical play time. They will have much better focus after a burst or two of energy, and it's fun. He may not have been able to watch the tigers for a long time, but I'll bet you a shiny nickel he remembers it, and can tell you something significant about them.
Also, I'm betting you just let him be him. And as you know that's a HUGE deal to people. Feeling loved and accepted goes a long, long way.
I don't know if the little boy's ADD is like that; no one child is exactly like another. But when dealing with children (primarily boys) with ADD, I've heard of great success in letting them have a more physical play time. They will have much better focus after a burst or two of energy, and it's fun. He may not have been able to watch the tigers for a long time, but I'll bet you a shiny nickel he remembers it, and can tell you something significant about them.
Also, I'm betting you just let him be him. And as you know that's a HUGE deal to people. Feeling loved and accepted goes a long, long way.
Yeah I do have to ask him to stop sometimes, he is very physical, he likes to put tight grips on my son and he sometimes does push. But he's a sweet child, his little brother is sweet too. I had to help their Grandmother wrangle them in the car yesterday, that was a challenge. But we did it.
Their Mom is a facebook friend. I used to see her and talk to her all the time when she was sober. She lives in another town now. In order to spend time with the kids the judge ordered her to go to and finish rehab. She went for awhile but left. Now she'll call the dad and tell him he's mean. I hid her posts on FB because she talks a lot about going out and that's about it. So I thought I really don't want to know. I pray for her. It makes me wonder if she was doing drugs when she was pregnant, I don't know for sure and would never ask, but I wonder.
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Oh man, I was just looking up some places to spend my week away, and I came across these tree house cabins that are elevated with little creeks running underneath, and its amongst the trees and there's all this rainforest scenery and places to climb and hike and explore. I can stop joking about living in a tree house now, because I can temporarily stay in one and say I've actually done that. *Trying not to spontaneously combust from excitement*
this morning i had a clinic at the stable. some people shouldn't be allowed around horses, but that's another story. ;p
there's one girl that i work with who i'm really fond of, a young teen. she reminds me a bit of myself at her age, very driven and serious about becoming better. she has been riding competitively for a few years now, and she's pretty good. once she works out some of her issues, she'll be very good.
it's such an inspiration to be around someone deeply passionate and hungry for growth in their life, fighting under the weight of it's burden. it was so good for me to have a small taste of that sort of influence.
it has forced me to realize i don't have anything in my life right now, at this very moment, that i'm dying to master or really struggling to become better at. i need to fix that, immediately.
my brain (actually, my life) works best when it's being challenged, pushed, and excited by the new and unfolding landscape of the mountain ahead. and i'm a little bored right now, in every sense of the word.
boredom is my #1 enemy.
there's one girl that i work with who i'm really fond of, a young teen. she reminds me a bit of myself at her age, very driven and serious about becoming better. she has been riding competitively for a few years now, and she's pretty good. once she works out some of her issues, she'll be very good.
it's such an inspiration to be around someone deeply passionate and hungry for growth in their life, fighting under the weight of it's burden. it was so good for me to have a small taste of that sort of influence.
it has forced me to realize i don't have anything in my life right now, at this very moment, that i'm dying to master or really struggling to become better at. i need to fix that, immediately.
my brain (actually, my life) works best when it's being challenged, pushed, and excited by the new and unfolding landscape of the mountain ahead. and i'm a little bored right now, in every sense of the word.
boredom is my #1 enemy.
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to clarify:
for me, boredom isn't lack of busy-ness, or things to do. i've got PLENTY to do. and a brand new client, which gives me a pretty hefty work load, in addition to my volunteering and other responsibilities.
it's lack of mental challenge.
busy work without any challenge will suffocate me. : )
for me, boredom isn't lack of busy-ness, or things to do. i've got PLENTY to do. and a brand new client, which gives me a pretty hefty work load, in addition to my volunteering and other responsibilities.
it's lack of mental challenge.
busy work without any challenge will suffocate me. : )
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