Last night we found Jacob had soiled himself (#2). Right after grandparents' visit. He tried to tell me today that it happened during Sunday School, but I could 100% tell him he was lying because after class we had Mass and he sits on me for most of it and I would have smelled it, just as I smelled it as he walked past me last night.
Ugh.
I found quite a bit of solace and support from my RAD moms and dads today, who told me that the cleaning out of a child's room is not punishment, but 'refocusing'. A lot of the older RAD children have to do this every few months, some even of their own accord, because having too many things around that hold no value to them can exacerbate the situation. Many of the parents were trying to tell me how calming it is for them to have an uncluttered space. Since they don't have normal attachments to toys this makes sense, although my frame of reference makes me think it is deprivation.
Oh well, we laugh and cry together.
We had traffic court tonight. You see, Matthew got a ticket on Rossville Blvd. a few months back for expired tags. We quickly remedied the offense, to the tune of $500 and then I called to see what all I could do to not have to appear in court.
The clerk told me in no uncertain terms the fine was $141 and that the court did not care if we had done the steps to get the car legal or not. I could not believe it!
After consulting with friends and relatives, they advised to go on to court and it would probably be overturned or the fine lessened. That made sense.
So, we got our receipts and new tags and all and headed to city court... what a waste! Judge was no use, giving no concern for the car(s) being made legal, and we still had to pay $141 fine. What is the use of that?
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