So after several years of owning Guitar Hero, Misdemeanor picked it back up and attempted it again. After listening to several horrible songs they made him play, my ears picked up a familiar song of my youth. Little did I know he would be singing the chorus over and over again after he stopped playing the game.
Still trying to get him to learn that different appearances are good and that people with mohawks are cool. Think he would have a hard time with the concept that Mommy used to be one of those goth/punk weirdos.
I actually despise Autism Speaks, Cure Autism Now and most of the other autism groups for a lot of reasons. First off, all their videos show children on the extreme tantrum spectrum. Not all autistic children are like that. Mine isn't. He internalizes his anxiety which makes it much harder to tell when he is having problems. So my child who is not a "problem child" gets ignored. Second reason is why I dislike them is their distribution of their monies. Monies from Autism Walk and etc. is not going to therapies that is usually not covered by private insurance and getting services through the school systems is a joke. Most of this raised/brought in money is not going to help children/teenagers who need services NOW. It's going to funding labs and etc. Who knows if there is ever going to be a cure for Autism. All I want to know is what is going to happen to the next generation of children when they reach adult hood.
Update: Just read that "news piece". My head is spinning. There is no current cure for Autism.
Update to the update: Just figured out my frigging links don't work. Apologies. Will figure it out sometime soon.
Ow ow ow OUCH! Don't know what the heck I've been doing but woke up with right shoulder/neck pain. Maybe too much mouse play. Anyways, it's a breezy, really overcast day with expected flooding and thunderstorms. Perfect day to attempt to mow the lawn. Being newly single and the kiddies not old enough to actually be useful in manual labor, I knew it was something I would have to do. Until I find employment, can't afford to pay someone to do it. And I must say it wasn't that bad. It only took me 15 minutes to figure out how to start the mower. Pushing and pulling was a strain but did accidentally pushed a lever and VOILA, self propulsion... Wow.. it was easy from there.
Went to bed after midnight and did turn alarm on. Alarm went off. Hit the snooze button. Went off again and got up. Little dark outside. Hmmm. Made coffee. Woke up the kiddies and fed them breakfast. Drank coffee. Got their teeth brushed, dressed and ready for school. Crap, forgot cellphone upstairs. Actually looked at time on phone. WTF!?!?!?! 4:30 a.m. All crawled back in bed for 3 more hours. It's going to be one of those days, isn't it?
But hey, my day just brightened up by reading this: The British are showing brilliance in some of their choices of whom to exclude.
