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October 2009 
The most dangerous substance and Aaron
Posted on Jan 23rd, 2007
by 
Phaedrus
Phaedrus
So yesterday I discovered the most dangerous substance known to mankind:
Two of my favorite worlds have collided at last... dark chocolate and Altoids. Good Lord.
On another note, Aaron comes home today! He's still not 100%, but he's incredibly better off than he was three weeks ago. He'll have speech/language therapy for a while, and will need to stay on the first floor of our house and the school, and in general take it easy, but at least he's home. Our lives and come that much closer to normal now.
Overall, there are some real positives coming out of this experience. My sons have realized that life is a good bit more fragile than previously thought, and I think that some of my conversations about conflict resolution and avoidance have taken on new meaning. Aaron has definitely learned that the choices he makes, no matter how seemingly small, have long term and meaningful impact, not just on him, but on those around him. His brothers and I have dedicated the past three weeks of our lives to the idea of Aaron being in the hospital; Kyle and I were there every day of his hospitalization. Apparently, the woman who hit Aaron is considering counseling... she still has flashbacks and trauma around hitting Aaron... for his part, Aaron feels incredibly bad about that. He wanted to find the woman and apologize, but we have been recommended against that; I told him if he really wanted to prove his regret about the incident, then the best thing he could do would be to not forget these lessons and to make them a part of his everyday life.
So... some improvements on all fronts. The bell's about to ring, so I'm off to start my day. More later. (Though I suppose that's a given.)
That's right.... dark chocolate dipped Altoids!!!
Two of my favorite worlds have collided at last... dark chocolate and Altoids. Good Lord.
On another note, Aaron comes home today! He's still not 100%, but he's incredibly better off than he was three weeks ago. He'll have speech/language therapy for a while, and will need to stay on the first floor of our house and the school, and in general take it easy, but at least he's home. Our lives and come that much closer to normal now.
Overall, there are some real positives coming out of this experience. My sons have realized that life is a good bit more fragile than previously thought, and I think that some of my conversations about conflict resolution and avoidance have taken on new meaning. Aaron has definitely learned that the choices he makes, no matter how seemingly small, have long term and meaningful impact, not just on him, but on those around him. His brothers and I have dedicated the past three weeks of our lives to the idea of Aaron being in the hospital; Kyle and I were there every day of his hospitalization. Apparently, the woman who hit Aaron is considering counseling... she still has flashbacks and trauma around hitting Aaron... for his part, Aaron feels incredibly bad about that. He wanted to find the woman and apologize, but we have been recommended against that; I told him if he really wanted to prove his regret about the incident, then the best thing he could do would be to not forget these lessons and to make them a part of his everyday life.
So... some improvements on all fronts. The bell's about to ring, so I'm off to start my day. More later. (Though I suppose that's a given.)
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