I think there is something wrong with my son. He hasn’t told me anything or pointed towards any particular difficulty, but his attitude sucks. I think he is overtired and stressed out and looking to take it out on the people who love him. He does that because it is safe. He might get a spanking or whatever, but we will always love him no matter what he does or who he becomes. This is the interesting truth of parenting. Adam Lanza’s parents loved him. Dahmer’s parents loved him. I don’t think my kid is either of those people by a longshot. I think he is a little lost boy who is struggling alone with dyslexia, because nobody in his school appears to understand his needs.
My natural next step is to find a dyslexia specialist. Here in the state of Arizona we don’t recognize the ‘lex as a legitimate disability and thus will not put any resources towards it. So I need to find the resources and the time myself. So goes the sick, sad life of a writer…