It appears my son will graduate from high school or finish all his credits by the middle of next month. I am not celebrating yet, because we all know with troubled teens anything can happen in the wink of an eye. Right now he is on the path of having all his units completed. How [...]
I don’t want you to think that I am neglecting my blog. Actually it is quite the opposite, for those of you that do not know me, by profession I am a website designer / search engine marketer. Surprising? Most likely not. There has been a lot going on in the past year in web [...]
Photo by: Christina House / For The Times
Miracles do happen and at USC (University of Southern California) on Saturday 12/13/08, 170 at-risk teens, including young mothers, juvenile camp inmates, troubled students were awarded their high school diplomas and congratulated by keynote speaker Magic Johnson.
Teens prove adversity doesn’t have to impede education
What a great moment for [...]
Milestones are being met in our son’s residential treatment care, long milestones, if I may add. The one year marker at his current facility is next week and I feel a vast difference in my son’s engagement in the program and in his life. He knows that we are talking about transition the end of [...]
Just returned today from a short break for our first “real” family vacation this summer. Sadly this is the second summer my son will be away from home and in an RTC. He missed being with us again, I always feel bad for my younger son that he did not have a companion, but he seemed to [...]