Hi Kathy wow what a time.  You are in my prayers and hey about the magic
stuff I'm glad he does not want to play any more that is good


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From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 2:35 PM
Subject: Update from the Mainiacs on the list from Maine!


> Hi Guys,
> Well, it has been kind of quiet on the list lately so I thought that I'd
> just give you a little update on how things are going for my family
> lately.
> Chris did a 21-day trial of a drug specifically for A.D.H.D. Called,
> Conserta, and it didn't do much, but make him tired so he is off it
> again. The doctor told him, "obviously, you don't have a medical
> condition, it's all you." Did you ever feel like screaming, "I told you
> so!" I will say this though, while Chris was on the Conserta, his lack of
> energy was a blessing of sorts. We had so little sibling rivalry for
> three weeks! It didn't help him with his concentration though, which was
> the big thing.
> He's still claiming to be a vegetarian, but I think it's closer to a
> carbroholic or something, if there could be such a word or condition. He
> still doesn't like to eat meat; he just doesn't want to eat vegies
> either. I guess that he does have a salad for lunch, at school, but he
> won't go near the greens here at home. I'm trying to just restrict what
> comes into the house to limit his choices at this point.
> Chris started group therapy with about five other boys two weeks ago.
> It's hard to tell if he is getting anything out of it. If he were, I
> doubt that he would let us know.
> I think that he is finally getting desperate enough financially to look
> for a job. We've just explained to him that our funds are limited and
> that, at his age, he is capable of helping to support himself, he just
> has to get out there and try. I think that it finally hit home the other
> night when he wanted to go to a hockey game with some friends, but he
> didn't have any money. He asked us if he could go and we said, yes." Then
> he asked us for money and we said, "no. He's experiencing the weaning
> process. If we had a prayer in this area it would be that he could find a
> job for no more then ten hours a week to start so that he isn't
> overwhelmed by the time demand or by having an abundance of money and
> begin to feel powerful in a whole new way.
> Also, he has begun to show an interest in the guitar so I've been
> teaching him a few chords for starters. Of course, I will only teach him
> praise choruses and he, right now, can't wait to get good enough to break
> away and do his own thing, but tough.
> One final note. Do you remember those stupid magic cards that created all
> the trouble at the end of last month? Well, Greg and I really prayed
> about it a lot. Greg finally sat down with Matt and Chris and learned the
> game. Finally, we decided to remove all the black cards and give them
> back to Christopher after his grounding period was over. Well, before I
> gave them back to Chris, I remember Phil talking about taking Gretchen's
> purse and praying over it so I did the same with the cards. I basically
> prayed that whatever foothold that the devil had hoped to gain through
> this entry point would be broken and that Jesus would cover those cards
> and break Chris's interest in them. Later that day, I handed the cards to
> Chris, but I let him know that they had been prayed over. He hasn't used
> them since. IN fact, he has told me that he thinks that they are stupid.
> Now, I do wonder if part of his disinterest is due to the fact that it is
> a very complicated game and he isn't mastering it very well, but I really
> believe that it is all the prayer in this situation that has made the
> difference. Thanks again for praying everybody.
> We are still taking Chris to court March 23 and none of us have any idea
> what to expect then. He has patched the holes in the walls, but he also
> made one new one last week when he got mad at me, and that was when he
> was on the Conserta too! I think that we still have some drywall left
> over. I have told him that I expect the hole to get fixed. Ah, the ups
> and downs of teenage life.
> Also, Phil and Sandy, I'm just praying with all my heart that this
> situation will work for Gretchen. Maybe she is finally with people who
> really know what to do because they have been there. I pray that this is
> so. Your family is so in my prayers.
> In Christ,
> Kathy
>
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