I know I haven't posted in a while. I don't have any excuse, except that I have been playing games on-line instead of writing. I know -- not taking advantage of my free time as I should.
Times are a chanin' in the Bradley house. Over the summer, there was an addition to the Bradley house hold. Seems that Mark had a child in San Antonio -- he is 15, and a great kid. His mother purchased a plane ticket for him to fly up here to meet us. It was a great time and we loved him. We sure didn't want him to go home. Lots of thoughts flew around after he made that initial call. The bottom line is that we love him, and he loves us.
I sure had some strange feelings at first though. Is he really Mark's son? Are we going to have to pay child support? What does the boy really want? The thing is -- the boy only wants to know his family. We are planning our next visit. The boys really like him, and look up to him. He is family in every sense of the word.
My kids have also started back to school. It is interesting, as Patrick is in high school now. It hasn't been an easy road. He is so negative about it -- even though he really likes some of the classes, and loves being with his friends -- and it is high school. That is very cool. However, Patrick is really having a difficult time fitting in. The social aspect of things is really getting to him. In fact, he was in an altercation with another child -- Patrick received a 3 day out of school suspension. The asst. principal was very lenient. He could have given Patrick up to ten days.
I can't do this again this year. I don't know what I am going to do with my son. I really don't want to consider other options, but I am beginning to think that there is no other choice. Patrick can't handle social situations. I look at him, and see his tender hearted boy that is so ferociously loyal to his friends and those he loves acting like some punk city kid who was never taught behavior options. It scares me. What will become of him if he can't figure out how to do this? I just don't know. I see him leaning toward violence as a option, but I think that is wrong. No -- I know that is wrong. I just don't have the strength to do this.
