I have three children of my own. None of them are without their own set of issues. I realize each and every child is different and you have to parent and raise every single one of them a different way. When Trent was little, he was so easy. Typically never had an issue with him because he was my first and anything he could ever want - I was right there waiting to make it happen. Easy peasy! Trey was a little different because he didn’t have the aid of simple verbal communitcation. But I shifted gears, took the bull by the horns, and developed a plan. After about a year of really doing the work, things are wonderful. Faith came and we got through the rough stuff fairly early with her. She still has a few rough patches because we are dealing with allergies and food limitations but like I said, “We take the bull by the horns, develop a plan, and deal with it.” That’s been my moto up to this point because well, it’s worked.

Until Now.
Meet Ryley or as I like to refer to him, Damien.

Ryley is in time out in this picture. Ryley is in time out roughly 50 times a day. There is nothing more I can do to this kid. He is BAD AS HELL. Everyone knows it. Thing is, I hate that he is being labeled as a bad kid because he can be SO deliciously sweet. He gives the bestest huggies and kissies and is extremely smart. I mean, like amazingly smart. But he is a little off his rocker behavior wise. Let me give you just a short little list of the things he does.

1. Beats the HELL out of other kids.
2. Bites. And I mean BITES! Like, he’ll rip your damn skin off kinda bites.
3. Throws things at people. Heavy things.
4. Knocks anything and everything off tables, dressers, etc. CONSTANTLY.
5. Tries to rip holes in furniture.
6. Throws tantrums.

Now this is just a little list of all the things he does. Nothing I could possibly write here could make you understand just how dire the situation really is. I don’t know what to do with this kid. I am trying everything. So until I figure out a solid plan, this is where he’ll be. Waiting.