Okay...so we are having a pretty good day yesterday. Everyone was getting school work done and I was praising Beth for such good work and attitude. I have read that sometimes children of abuse and neglect start acting out after praise. I can't remember why. I overheard Beth and Ann in the kitchen. Ann was emptying the dishwasher. I hear Ann tell Beth in a worried voice to stop and put it back now. I step out of the laundry room and ask what is going on. With a smirk on her face Beth tells me she was going to try to twirl the knife on her fingers like Zach and Cody. OH MY GOODNESS!!! By the way, it was one of the largest knives in the drawer. I was not happy to say the least. I believe she thought they really did that on the show. Thank goodness Ann stopped her. Later she was trying to get Ann with the can opener. Maybe I could have brushed that off as a five year old acting thing if the first incident with the knife hadn't happened. The worst part is that when I asked her if she knew why I was concerned about her choices she said that if she got hurt before the adoption was final, they would take them away. I didn't know what to say to this. She had an okay night, but was in trouble with attitude first thing this morning. She had to write Philippians 2:14 in her best handwriting 10 times before lunch. "Do all things without murmurings and disputings." She completed the task and has been okay the rest of the day. We are headed to the soccer field tonight for Alex's tryouts. I have never had to worry about Morgan playing with others. I will have to have a watchful eye with Beth and Ann. What a day!
I spoke to the geneticist this morning. Still no letter with the diagnosis. They say I should have it by Thursday. I will email it to the state that day also. I am ready to get this thing finalized!!
Is there an actual contract you add things into? How does this work?
Oh mercy. Thank goodness you overheard that discussion. It is so exhausting the amount of supervision this takes, at times. Yes, I have to be very careful not to over praise. I hate that but every time I make a point to say, "Oh Beth, I am so proud of you for playing quietly in your room." She starts singing at the top of her lungs or she comes down stairs and gets right under me, talking incessantly. These children are most comfortable in chaos and they are not used to praise.
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