First off, Michael weighs about 300 pounds, he is HUGE, humongous, f-a-t... he fell, landed on his wrist, and broke it. This was about 2 weeks ago, his hand all swelled up - I yelled at him, told him to stop being a big (fat) baby. After a couple of days, I started feeling just a little sorry for him, and bought him one of those wrist ace bandages, again told him to stop whining, suck it up pussy. Well, he started talking online to his Aunt Ginger (billy's sister) - she kept telling him to go to the hospital. I said forget about it, it would inconvenience ME - now, I feel terrible. He finally went to the hospital yesterday, 2 weeks after the ka-bamm, and now he needs surgery, they need to break his wrist and put pins in it. The doctors told him if he did not get it done, he would be more deformed then he already is.
Next, Willie emails me. Kyla is 12 now, boy crazy, and turning into a total wild child. She went to spend the night with her friend. The friend and her snuck out of the house at 2:00 am to go meet BOYS. The police found them and brought Kyla home. They told Willie and Denise that she was heading down the wrong path and they better do something about it now... Well, Willie doesn't know what to do - he grounds her, takes away the computer and all privileges. She gets mad about that, she calls the police and tell them that Willie punched her. The police are back at the house to investigate. They talk separately to Denise, Willie and Kyla. They realize the punch claim is unfounded -- Willie doesn't know what to do, or how to handle Kyla. He again begs me to take her - how can I handle her??? Oh dear blog, what should I do, what words of wisdom can I give my dear Australian son?? Please blog, have some answers for this poor grandma - who doesn't want to become a great grandma - but probably will within the next few years.
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Well, hopefully, Michael will be okay with his hand...and don't know what to say about Kyla - but I can't imagine sending her to you would be a good thing. No child wants to be send away, especially so far. And she would miss her siblings, and you certainly don't want a teenager again...I really don't have any answers but they should definately tell her about the perils of sex - babies, disease, etc
well, first of all, you are not responsible for michael's hand. he is a grown adult and its' up to him to recognize when he needs medical treatment and take step to get it if necessary. forget about that. and tell him to buy himself a bus ticket somewhere to see some sights that he cannot see in garland. lots of people have broken some bones doing much more exciting things, and so can he.
willie and denise were totally adept at birthing out babies, but parenting young adults is a whole nuther ball game. Either they get on the stick or they will have to figure out how to be grandparents. you don't really have anything to offer kyla right now. there's nothing you can do about that. try to send some guidance and let go. she's too young to decide to come to america to go to school or work or any such thing. eventually, they'll all climb up the food chain or back down it. one or the other. whaddya gonna do?
Michael could have went to the hospital. He chose not to. You can't take blame for that.
You can't live life for kids - they have to make their own mistakes - and you have to let them. Hopefully, the advice you give Willie will help - at least for awhile. Raising kids is a never ending battle, and Willie and Denise are just going to have to stay vigilant.
first off Michael should know when he needs to go to the hospital and how to get there. i am sorry about this situation but your comments crack me up!! My fav being "Suck it up,Pussy" (that is definately becoming a catch phrase i plan to use often)i feel terrible too and sure hope the healing goes well
... with kyla i hope they can hold on to the reins and be consistent with their love and their dicipline. its so heart wrenching when children go sliding down the slippery slide of life.prayer works
and helps:
Be patient in suffering
Rejoice in hope
Persevere in prayer
i clipped that out of a church bulletin years ago and it helped me
especially the hope part
quick comment, it was so great looking at this blog and seeing 4 responses, thank you guys!!Michael has an appointment with the surgeon on Monday, so hopefully this will be taken care of next week. I got word back from the private school in Australia -
$25,000++ per year for the boarding school - scholarships may pay for 30%, no more.. it cost $75 just to apply for a scholarship. Wish we were rich!!
Love you all,
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