I Dunno

The death of Michael Jackson has brought a flurry of attention to his art. I am conflicted by the rush of adoration. He has a long life of denial and abuse. Did he ever accept that he was an African American? Was he gay? A pedophile? Unstable? Van Gogh hurt himself, not innocent children in his pain. Whose children are those that he was raising? How are they? Have you seen the video of him twitching one baby wildly on his knee? I don't buy music from people that I don't respect, even if I like the tunes (Britney Spears, for one). Don't expect me to run out and buy Thriller just because he died and now I remember my lost youth. Those children are the ones I am worried about. His legacy will continue in them, the good and the bad.

Staycation

Wow-- we are a kid free zone for 2 whole days this week. It feels so wonderful to concentrate on each other instead of the realities of life. We even declared official Naked Day yesterday. Too cold, perhaps, but who cares? Today is Half-Naked Day. What will tomorrow be? Oh yeah, G comes home and it's back to reality. Until next week; then 2 more days! I will have to rename those days on our behalf. I'm already working on Strip Roulette. Could be interesting.

The Long Night

Boy we have been trapped in our own personal hell. The boy has been in an awful way for so long it's hard to remember how life used to be. We finally had him tested and it appears he's been on the wrong med. for him. Can cause manic episodes. Well DUH! The professionals were slow to act. I mean, they didn't go at home to my house and live what we have been living. I can go on and on about this miserable process. I just hope that it will start to turn around. We have found a camp in Wyoming for ADHD kids. It costs a fortune but it lasts a month (no locks and alarms for a whole month!!) It even has a school element and study skills in addition to the outdoorsy stuff. All my fingers and toes are crossed, hoping this will help him (and us) survive his teens.