How Are You Feeling?

[TitsMcGee]

Helpless.

[Jinonfire]

Tired, so tired now uhhg only 6 more hours till freedom, not a lot to look forward to but still....

[Oh_My_Goth]

Like I wish some people would have had more patience, but now it's too late

[punk_princess]

cold & a lil tired

[Simon Bar Sinister]

like I'm finally ready to attempt to play the new song I finished a week ago. Goodnite, all!

[torn asunder]

the two words that popped into my head when i read this thread title were, "lost" and "alone"...

[DFShel]

the two words that popped into my head when i read this thread title were, "lost" and "alone"...

You can't be lost, because I can see you right there, and I'm not lost

I am alone tho

[Msterbeau]

Ready to come home.

[damagedangel]

overwhelmed, so much to do and I've lost the time to do it in

[freydis]

Awake

[Rayne]

Did you cut them off?

No, but I told him he better hope it doesn't turn blue or purple ... because that means the doctors will have to remove it so it doesn't get into his bloodstream and make things much worse.

He was very happy this morning when he woke up and his hand was not blue or purple.

[Nymphetix]

wishing there was a rewind button...i'm good with the thanksgiving food...let's go back to halloween. i want more candy!

[Rev.Reverence]

A bit mean.

My 6 year old (High Functioning Autistic) has an issue with drawing on his hands with pens and markers. Today he coloured on his hands A LOT with markers. It won't come off.

... I don't think he'll do it anymore.

You know, I used to do that, my lil' one does as well, I just helped him when e said "it was time to draw his hands" (he was 2)..

Also, I taught him what the erasable markers looked like, & how EASY it is to erase it. (he does not always like the design & wants it GONE)

[Rayne]

You know, I used to do that, my lil' one does as well, I just helped him when e said "it was time to draw his hands" (he was 2)..

Also, I taught him what the erasable markers looked like, & how EASY it is to erase it. (he does not always like the design & wants it GONE)

Mine looks like he left the tip of the marker on it for about half an hour. You know how when you leave a marker on a piece of paper the ink will bleed out in a circle?

It looks like that ... and stays there for WEEKS. The kid walks around with coloured hands almost constantly. Even when we use washable markers. .... But the washable comes out of his school uniforms.

I hate the marker mess, and only have one small pack in a cabinet away from the kids so they can use them on school projects. I have a few Sharpie's in my desk, but I seem to not have an aversion to myself using them, just the mess the kids make.

My Dad has a phobia of ink poisoning, so we'd get in trouble big time if he caught us with any kind of ink on our hands that wasn't accidental.

[Rev.Reverence]

Mine looks like he left the tip of the marker on it for about half an hour. You know how when you leave a marker on a piece of paper the ink will bleed out in a circle?

It looks like that ... and stays there for WEEKS. The kid walks around with coloured hands almost constantly. Even when we use washable markers. .... But the washable comes out of his school uniforms.

I hate the marker mess, and only have one small pack in a cabinet away from the kids so they can use them on school projects. I have a few Sharpie's in my desk, but I seem to not have an aversion to myself using them, just the mess the kids make.

My Dad has a phobia of ink poisoning, so we'd get in trouble big time if he caught us with any kind of ink on our hands that wasn't accidental.

What I'm sayin' was just, I found it easier to teach boundaries & limits when WE were doing it together...(goes for other things as well)

I know your boy is special, I worked with the Autistics as an aide in Jr. High, & again at the Hospital I lived in.

(I love those kids, they are SO differently able, & non-judgmental.)

[Nymphetix]

My Dad has a phobia of ink poisoning, so we'd get in trouble big time if he caught us with any kind of ink on our hands that wasn't accidental.

my mom went absolutely out of her mind crazy, when i wrote on myself!! same thing with the ink poisoning...then she thought the ink would soak through my pants if i wrote on them. she thought all ink marks were intentional (hehe most were anyways)

...then again...if you knew my mom...she's paranoid about a lot of things

[Guest Megalicious]

Very Tired. Bummed out about Turkeyday since I won't be spending it with my real family *sigh*

[Rayne]

What I'm sayin' was just, I found it easier to teach boundaries & limits when WE were doing it together...(goes for other things as well)

I know your boy is special, I worked with the Autistics as an aide in Jr. High, & again at the Hospital I lived in.

(I love those kids, they are SO differently able, & non-judgmental.)

Yeah, it could easily turn into an obsession with him, and that *could* be dangerous.

We're currently trying to stop one of his self stimulations (he flicks his ear and nose when he's talking to people) and teach him it's not appropriate ... so this could easily become the behaviour that replaces it.

((not to say all self stimulation is bad ... he also rubs his fingers together a lot and crosses them, we have told him those are acceptable and he is allowed to do that))

Absolutely though, every kid needs to be taught boundries and limits with anything.

Edited November 26, 2008 by Rayne

[Rev.Reverence]

Yeah, it could easily turn into an obsession with him, and that *could* be dangerous.

We're currently trying to stop one of his self stimulations (he flicks his ear and nose when he's talking to people) and teach him it's not appropriate ... so this could easily become the behaviour that replaces it.

((not to say all self stimulation is bad ... he also rubs his fingers together a lot and crosses them, we have told him those are acceptable and he is allowed to do that))

Absolutely though, every kid needs to be taught boundries and limits with anything.

TOO RIGHT!

..& as always, me thoughts go to you & yours...

[Head Wreck]

like i've been burning the candle at both ends

[TitsMcGee]

Not enough sleep any way to much to do before friday. I love the holidays but I HATE having to get the house absolutly perfect for everyone.

[freydis]

Meh.

odd.

[Rev.Reverence]

..a bit better from bein' mostly just silly today, & I watched some comedy...so..."meh..oK."

(but I'm still a bit sick...but I'm oK with that.)

[Destroit]

Ready to become so ginormous tomorrow that I break more of my relative's furniture with my fat ass. It hasn't happened since high school, so I believe I'm about due to crush a dining chair or two.

[Bernadette]

Excited for the big bar nite of the year -- and getting together with old friends!