I am exhausted. Utterly exhausted. I am unsure how much sense this blog post is going to make, and frankly I don't mind. I am about 3 days behind on emails, yet instead of answering them, I am blogging. Nice priorities, right? I want to wait until my head clears a bit so that when I reply I don't sound like a raving lunatic. I will no matter what though, this I know.
We are in the midst of our first week back at the therapy department in town. For the Summer the therapists came out our farm here, so that we could get a bit of a break. Now it is Fall and we are trying to get back into the swing of things. The kids enjoyed their first day back and I am really hoping that it helps Gage to have a routine again. His Sensory issues are through the roof right now. At home we have started back up with the Sensory brushing so I am desperately hoping that it helps a bit. Bo and Cote did excellent, so I am hoping this Summer gave them the break they needed to get their therapy motivation back.
We are in the midst of our third week of homeschooling and so far I have yet to regret my decision. We are now on the Letter E and the Number 3. We do a letter or a number one day and then spend the next couple of days reviewing before we add the next one. Everyday before we start class, we review all of the letters and numbers we have learned so far, Things are coming along finally and I am happy. I spend most of the time redirecting him though, and that's OK. I sit right by his side and I can almost imagine how a public classroom would be for both him as well has his hypothetical teacher.
Bo and Cote work with Melissa on worksheets and Art projects while Gage and I are duking it out at the table. So far they seem to really be enjoying (or tolerating) everything she is doing. Today they made super cute little Elmo masks and Gage was really jealous. We have been working so hard at catching a good rhythm that we still have not fit in Art time. Yes I am struggling a bit there.
In the midst of all of this, the heat is on to find extra-curriculars for the kids. Most of the flack I am getting is socialization for Gage, but in my opinion it is just as important for Bo and Cote to receive some as well. What some people don't realize that as much as a typical child needs and thrives from socialization, too much makes Gage "spiral". Me picking activities is hard because I have to weigh the pro's and cons. He needs to be around kids at least 2-3 times a week. Nothing too rammy. Nothing too loud. Hmmm... let me think... Hardy Har Har... anytime little kids get together, all they are is loud and rammy. I am so lost as to what the best outlets would be for him... for Bo and Cote....
I threw around the idea of church again. I really struggle with this one and it is just such an internal battle. How do you attend something as a total fake? I cannot go into a church knowing that I would be disrespectful in my heart. I cannot force myself to believe in something that I just don't believe in. So many times I wish I could, but I cannot. Then we get into the topic that I am a Human Rights Advocate. I have to stand up for other peoples rights and beliefs. If I was in a church and overheard something, I know I could never keep the yap shut. I believe EVERYONE (including Christians) have the right to their own beliefs and their own choices. Thirdly, anyone who is around us lately could vouch first hand to Gage's serious love of all things Science. He loves loves loves Science and he is actually getting a bit advanced in it. I do not want that squashed with confusion. He already believes in Evolution. So that is what is going on there. Although I know the churches in this area offer so many wonderful programs for the kids, and would be so accepting of them. *sigh*
Today I saw a number of postings on Facebook on the subject of putting the Pledge Of Allegiance back in schools. I think it is a beautiful thing for children to learn, with the exception that they change the wording. Not everyone believes in God. Our country is evolving and that is a good thing. We, as a nation, need to realize that forcing someone to believe in God is the same as asking an African American woman to use a different bathroom back in the 1950's. It is a type of discrimination. Forcing a child who is of a different religion to say the Pledge Of Allegiance with it's current wording, is teaching that child that our great nation cares nothing for her. That we don't care about her personal beliefs or her family, and I believe it strikes a type of fear in Non-Christians that absolutely does not need to be there. Just my 40 cents.
Also, today was the Anniversary of 9/11. Awful day. Heart wrenching day. Every year I think of all of the people we lost and the many we have lost since then. It is a tragedy of which I don't think our generation will ever recover.
With that I shall end this, because I am starting to see double. Ta Ta. Good night, and reel in your angry thoughts when reading this post. In no religion is hatred accepted.
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