Today being the last day of Holidailies I thought should write something fitting… but I don’t have anything more than a mother’s rant to end this annual writeathon (not a real word.)

At lunchtime, I received a call from my eldest son’s MHMR caseworker. The little shit has been at it again. It seems that he started some crap with some of his co-workers at last monthly adults with disabilities dance. Three week later and his craps landed at the feet of his boss… and we all know that shit rolls downhill.

His caseworker called to tell me that my son has been threatening to sic vampires on a couple of the people on the bus… the same people from the dance. My son the little instigator has been getting in other people’s business again, however his victims are not putting up with his crap and told on him, which got him in trouble. I told him three weeks ago he would end up in trouble if he did not keep his nose out of everyone else’s business. My son likes to stir shit, not literally, but figuratively… as in he like to stir the pot and then gets himself caught up in the middle of it all.

So what was all of this about, one might ask….

When I worked my way down to the bottom of the trouble (since all of people involved have mental retardation this was not easy) it came out something like this. My son likes a girl, but she is dating someone else. Another person was talking about the guy who she is dating, so my son, the instigator decided to spread what the person said back to him. The two people who he was trying to have turn against each other talked, worked things out, and turned on my eldest. Well Duh! Doesn’t this just remind you of junior high?

I assured his caseworker that I would talk to him and let him know that if this behavior continues he will not be allowed back at work or have access to the bus anymore. Otherwise, I not only have to talk to him, but back it up with some serious action. The action I take for my son is a fate worse than death in his eyes… I take his cords away; as in his computer, television, and PS2 cords at least until he can show me he can act like a little more mature again.

Hell … how can I expect a kid that is mentally retarded to understand the mere threat of you will not get bus services or lose your job… you think he really cares about that. No, he looks at that as more free time to watch movies and play on the computer… if I put it in terms of you will not be allowed to watch television or play on the computer, well that is different thing all together. All of a sudden, he is interested in not scaring the people at work with the threat of vampires.

So once again, for the ten thousandth time we went over how he could have handled the situation better, what he can do to fix the problem, and put down a plan of action; starting with apologies to all involved, not only verbal, but in writing.

Geesh…I have a 28 year old that acts like a 13 year old… and probably always will… what an age to be stuck at.