For those of you who don't know, when I first met my now stepsons, I referred to them as, "the monsters," which they got a huge kick out of. "I'm her favorite monster!" "No, I'm her favorite monster!"
Anyway, it has been enormously refreshing to see my current situation from their perspective. They really don't seem phased by what has felt like complete turbulence to me.
When I first saw them after returning from FL, and was trying to talk (I'm difficult to understand), they didn't miss a beat. I asked how that was possible. Adam explained, "We always mumble with our mouths full of food, so we're used to this." When they come over and I walk in the room, they're glad to see me but won't look up for more than 15 seconds if a video game is more engrossing. When I'm at the dining table, syringe in hand, they don't act like there is anything remotely unusual about eating in this manner.
The normalcy that they provide is really a nice change from how disorienting this feels to me.
It's good to have the Monsters around.
--K--
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Finally a good use for the infuriating ability to ignore parents whilst engrossed in a mind-numbing video game. However it is always amazing how well they hear when money, candy or information you are trying to whisper to keep confidential is mentioned!
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the e-mail letting me know of your situation. Though we haven't met in person, I feel we are friends from the very cordial e-mail exchanges and couple of phone calls we've had. Reading your blog from beginning to end, I'm looking forward even more to meeting you.
Clearly, you're in good and loving hands. I'm impressed with your ability to find humor in your situation and doubt that I could endure such injury and recuperation with the grace and dignity you are showing.
I'll continue to check your blog for updates and perhaps offer a comment now and then.
Best wishes and hope the wires come out soon.
Warm regards, Jim Rivers
karen, it's what teenagers do.. the abnormal things are normal to them.. and they're boys.. 'nough said...
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