This morning I got off to slow start. I took the kids to school and then went to class. I finished the book for my end of semester report while waiting for class to start. In class we talked about behavioral approaches to therapy. I had some stimulating thoughts about sensitization, stimulus, reinforcement, and cause and effect in relation to relationship between the biological mechanisms and the reaction logic involved in conditioned responses.
After lunch I passed out for an hour and never really felt productive again. I tried to get started on some school work but I never could get it together.
After I brought the kids home I got into a pretty serious confrontation with my son over following my directions. He didn't want to do his baseball hitting practice. I had to be steadfast while trying to be flexible and reasonable with him. He ended up doing sentences for showing a ad attitude. But eventually he did do his assigned tasks and actually had fun. I joined him for the latter half.
I got to talk on the phone to a friend who is new in recovery.
I also did some practice with the two younger ones. They are showing some good progress. A friend of my son came to visit from 3 blocks away and when it was time for him to go home we rode bikes to escort him there.
Thanks be to God for this day.
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