Well I Guess You Told Me!

So this blog is about my life, and of course my kids. Sometime I write about the kids & normal everyday life, but sometimes things happen and I feel I need to share.
Sometimes those involved in these situations aren't too happy to have the issue written about, but it is my blog, and frankly I get to choose what gets written. If you don't like it you are welcome to comment ( not without using your name) OR you are free to not read it.

I am very passionate about many things. One of those things is people making fun of others that have a disability. I don't care if you do it to theie face or behind their back, but I don't like when people purposely make fun of someone. Now I know sometimes I should just not say anything, but I think it is the mom in me that gets very angry and can't help but say something. I feel like someone should stand up for these people, and I hate when people sit back and say nothing because they don't think it is their place or they don't want to start something.
I would hope and pray that when Tessa is older that someone does say something if she is being picked on or made fun of. I guess maybe that is why I feel the need to say something.

Now I have bitten my tongue when this person has posted or said stupid stuff in the past because frankly she is very immature. I won't say she is young because she is 28 (I believe), and one would think by that age a person has grown up and learned how to act like an adult human being, but not this person. Her life is all about partying, going on vacation, and bitching about her job. She is far more intelligent then anyone, she is always right, and no matter what the subject she is an expert and you know nothing. I got to experience this 1 st hand the other day.

I saw where she had posted about a flight her and her boyfriend where on, she comment that the man sitting next to her boyfriend had Torretts (yep, she spelled it that way, it is suppose to be Tourettes) and he had ordered a coffee.
OK, I became saddened and angered by this cause why is this even something to put out there? What is the purpose other then to illicit laughs or cruel comments from people?
Well sure enough, the first comment was someone laughing and saying they wished they could have been there to see that.
OMG!! Seriously?? Where the hell is the compassion in these people?
I commented that I felt sorry for him and that is was sad and childish to even post that let alone laugh, and I hope someday Tessa never encounters someone like them.

Well, clearly this person didn't like me saying that. She got all pissy and writes that I am being dramatic and twisting her words. That she NEVER made fun of this man, she simply made a statement. REALLY??? Hmm, I would think a statement would be  "The man sitting next to ___ just ordered a coffee." Which when you think about it is sorta of a dumb statement to make, but the bigger thing is, it wouldn't get the reaction she was wanting and got from her friend.
But, her rant to me gets better. She then proceeds to tell me that she has worked with disabled adults and children long before I was ever a mom to a special needs child.
Hmmm... Really?
 Ok lets do the math.
I am 43, I have a son who is 15 with Aspergers, beside having Tessa . So I have been dealing with this for at least 13 yrs.
She is 28, has been doing her current job since she was 24, she has had a few jobs between 18 and 24. So even if she did that job for the years of 18 to 24 she still wasn't doing it Before I had a special needs child.

But then she made the dumbest comment yet, and the one that angered me the most, the one that made me decide to write this post, and the one that also shows just what a complete immature dumb ass she is, and also shows that she is reaching for something to say to me that makes her feel like she has put me in my place. Sadly I fear this comment has only done the opposite. She has made some other people mad, and frankly she only is making things worse for herself.
Here is her comment:
"I have more compassion for people with disabilities then you could ever develop over your lifetime."

My first reaction was Excuse me??
Then I went off on her, and reminded her that she did in fact write the comment to get a laugh out of people, she is full of shit. She does not know me and for that matter know anything about her boyfriends family.

Sadly this girl is too immature to see she is the complete dumb ass she really is, and most likely thinks she has put me in my place, you know because she clearly is an expert on people with disabilities since she has been working with then for a brief time years ago, and clearly she believes it was long before I had a kid with one. Also she is much more compassionate then I could ever be or develop during my life time, even though I am the mother to 2 children with special needs.

WOW!! I guess maybe I am the dumb ass!!

Sadly people like this will never change, never grow up, and never in a million years ever see the stupidity of their words.
The only thing is she did get her laughs she was trying to get, but the only problem is they are laughs about her idiotic comments. Poor dear has total strangers laughing, and shocked at her thinking.

The First 3 Weeks of School

So the kids started back to school and the 1st day went very well. I only teared up a bit, and the kids of course did not.
Things have been going very well for the most part.
Kaden has a totally new curriculum for math this year and it is a nightmare for him and I. Being in 4th grade they have a few teachers and his Language Arts teacher is fresh out of school. He graduated college in 2010, student taught last year, and this is his 1st year ever teaching by himself. So far he seems Ok, however I feel very old cause I am old enough to be his mom.

Travis seems to be enjoying his year so far. AP American History is proving to be a hard class but he is doing good in it so far, and honestly I don't have any concerns that he won't be able to do it, and pass the AP test. His Intro to Environmental Sciences class isn't as horrible as he thought it might be, and while he doesn't love it, he doesn't hate it either. I would say that is a win in the world of teen agers.

Tessa is handling her "boys" being gone, but is sure happy to go get them. Actually she is finally on a schedule of some sort, which is good, except on weekends. The only downfall to the school year is she is very clingy & attached to me, and makes for some long days and nights sometimes. I am trying to remember that someday I will long for these days, and I should cherish them.

I am trying to find a good rut to get into and some sort of schedule too but, it seems Tessa wants to be played with constantly, and when she goes down for a nap it is my time to shower & try to have a few moments of quiet, me time before we have to start the routine of picking the boys up, homework, dinner, a little bit of TV and then bed. Throw in baths, and we have no time for me to just relax and breath. I am in bed as soon as Tessa goes cause my day starts way to early, and with a little girl who still doesn't sleep all night I have to grab sleep when I can.

We are looking forward to the fall, start of Robotics again, Halloween, and then Thanksgiving, and of course Christmas. I am hoping that the school year goes quickly, and painlessly, but we shall see.