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10-25-06 Still up to no good.....

October 25, 2006

Joshua is totally upsetting me these days. I don't really know why it gets to me so much, because it isn't like it is anything new that he is doing. I really just need to get him to a Psychologist and see if there is something we can do about his delusional state of mind. Don't get me wrong here it isn't that he is seeing things or totally freaking out, it is the constant lying. He lies about things he doesn't even need to lie about and then its really started to catch up with him. He has lied so much that he can't remember what he has lied about and I have caught him doing this on several occasions lately and he just doesn't know what to say.

The lying is a daily thing and I just can't deal with it anymore. It is so totally confusing me. His teachers keep e-mailing me telling me that this is done and this isn't turned in, and Joshua didn't come to them after school like he was supposed to. I in turn wait until Joshua gets home and then calmly as him what the deal is. I flat out tell him Mr. so and so or Mrs. so and so e-mailed me today and you haven't done this or turned in this, WHY!

Of course it is always the same old excuse, I have it or I did it or the BIG one, it is just the Teacher! I mean come on, does he really think we are all so stupid. Why does he think that everyone is as big of a LIER as he is.  I know there are some teachers that are totally out to get some children. I mean if they have figured them out or just plain out don't like the child or can't get along with the child, then they will mess with them or make life hard for them. But, that does not seem to be the case here. Joshua has a 504 and in that there are certain measures to try to help him be successful in school being that he is ADHD and ODD. I feel the 3 main course teachers he has this semester, at least 2 of them anyway, are really going the extra mile to try and help Joshua out. One of those things are by e-mailing me, daily if need be, and letting me know what is going on or not going on. But, it really isn't doing any good because Joshua just lies to me over and over. And it has got to stop, BUT HOW!

Ok, onto other subjects. You know that Driver's Ed paper I said Joshua finally turned in a while back. Well, he didn't. Surprise? No!  See this is what I mean, he lies about things he doesn't even need to lie about. What was the big deal about walking into the office and handing them that paper. Even if he didn't want to do it during the day or isn't near the office, he has all the time in the world after school to do whatever, he doesn't ride a bus. Anyway, a week or so ago I was going through Joshua's book bag trying to find missing assignments to give his teacher's before the 6 weeks ended so Joshua could get some kind of credit instead of 0's. And low and behold, folded up in the pocket of the inside part of the bag, there was the driver's ed form. So, I personally marched in to the office last Friday and handed in that paper myself. Ok, he doesn't have to drive, and he doesn't even ever have to get his license. But, if he wants to have a job like he says he does, then he is going to need to be able to drive sometime. I mean shoot, if he graduates as he is supposed to, if he finally gets his stuff straight, he will just turn 18 the last week of  his senior year. Until then, in order to get a license he has to have taken drivers Education, and it is offered free through the school, so why not take it.

Joshua has been staying at school for Extended day 3 days a week for the past 5 weeks, and that is until 6pm those days. So what is the big deal about taking drivers education and needing to stay a few days a week for just 2 or 3 weeks, and only until 4:30. And its not like he is going to be doing labs and really having to study and learn uncommon things. Driver Ed is pretty much so common sense and you have to recognize laws, which if you have ever ridden in a car you know alot of those answerers already. And when you take your permit test, it is a multiple choice test, and Joshua does great on those, because even if he isn't paying attention to what is being said he knows the information, and can pick out the correct answer easily when given a choice. Plus as I have said before there is a time limit you have to wait before you can get your license after you get your permit. Back when I got my license it was just a matter of getting your permit on your 16th birthday and then as soon as you could do Drivers Education you could then go take your driving test. We could take Driver's Ed from a private entity, here they have to take it through the school from the North Carolina Driving School or something like that, no private schools. There is one choice for NC and why not take it when its free. Just another thing I don't understand about my son. We have even said we would buy him a car. Of course not any new shiny thing, but a decent used car. A family friend of ours goes to car auctions all the time and finds great deals on good cars all the time.

Oh well, there you have my little rant for this entry. By the way, just one more day and Joshua will be done with Extended Day and he will have his credits for the Science class he failed last year. Thank you for reading and hanging in there.

Until Next Time................

God bless,
Bridgett and Joshua

 

 

 



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