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Re: Tidwell Family
By: Jack Date: August 3, 2018, 3:23 pm
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[quote author=Adric link=topic=99.msg7788#msg7788
date=1533300610]
[quote author=Jack link=topic=99.msg7783#msg7783
date=1533287884]
He also informs me that, after their paddlings in June, they've
been on really good behavior.[/quote]
I'm assuming this "they" refers to Evan and Chas, but the text
doesn't say and he has other brothers to choose from so I could
be mistaken.
[/quote]
This and Psalms vs. Proverbs are the types of mistakes I run
when I try to answer early in the morning. On the other hand,
as far as I remember reporting, those are the only two who were
paddled that month, but....
Yes, 'they' refers to Evan and Chas.
#Post#: 8437--------------------------------------------------
Re: Tidwell Family
By: Jack Date: August 29, 2018, 5:20 am
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Perry stopped by after his classes yesterday and hung out for a
while yesterday afternoon.
As far as he can tell, things seem to be going well at the
Tidwell home. With only two little kids left at home, Mrs. T is
doing a better job, and she seems (from what Perry said without
me asking directly) like she's got things a bit more under
control.
Royce is in Kim Malone's class. She says he's a bit behind
where they prefer first graders to be, but that's an average,
and he's not too far behind. There are always some kids who
need a bit more attention, so it's nothing unusual. On the
other hand, she assured me that he knows how to behave in a
class room, and that he's not a problem at all. She's already
paddled a couple of students who just continue to not follow
instructions.
Perry says the rest of the kids are doing okay. He thinks the
older girls are a bit uncomfortable with having to get up, go to
school, and be around all the other kids, but they're doing
okay. Bo is only in 2nd grade, so it's a mixed gender class,
but he seems to love getting up and getting out and getting to
have recess and a lot more playmates, so it's working out great
for him at least.
Chas is 13, in 8th grade, and Marcus says he's doing great at
football. Perry assures me he's making sure both older boys
(Chas and Evan - 15) are keeping up with their homework and
chores, as well as their sports, so things are going well on
that end.
Mrs. T is apparently getting up in the morning, working/playing
with the two youngest kids a bit, then doing things around the
house and getting some 'me time' in the afternoon, so she can
help the kids with homework after they're home.
I haven't had time to really sit down and talk to Chris lately,
but (from short conversations) he seems to be enjoying his new
position at work, and he seems to feel that things are going
better at home.
Perry's happy that classes have started again. I think school
gives him a bit more freedom, and he does seem to like most of
his classes. I get the feeling he regrets me putting Bo and
Royce in school - he really liked hanging around with them in
the afternoons, but I also think he appreciates having some free
time. He and Jeremy are getting to be pretty close friends, and
they're both off next Tuesday, so they're already planning on
having lunch together and spending some time in the pool.
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Re: Tidwell Family
By: Adric Date: August 29, 2018, 6:05 am
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[quote author=Jack link=topic=99.msg8437#msg8437
date=1535538003]
I get the feeling he regrets me putting Bo and Royce in school -
he really liked hanging around with them in the afternoons, but
I also think he appreciates having some free time.[/quote]
Better place for them than at home with Mrs. T, IMO.
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Re: Tidwell Family
By: kalico Date: August 29, 2018, 11:03 am
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That’s great that everything with the kids are going well with
starting public schools
I hope all keeps going good
Thanks for sharing jack
Hugs kal
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Re: Tidwell Family
By: Jack Date: August 29, 2018, 12:52 pm
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[quote author=kalico link=topic=99.msg8444#msg8444
date=1535558627]
That’s great that everything with the kids are going well with
starting public schools
[/quote]
Actually, they have started at BCA, not public school.
#Post#: 10105--------------------------------------------------
Re: Tidwell Family
By: Jack Date: November 21, 2018, 9:16 am
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Thought I'd mention I had pretty much all the Tidwell kids here
today - even the girls.
Mrs. T seems to be doing okay. I know I tend to play armchair
psychologist, but I think she just had too many irons in the
fire for her to give any of them (including her grief at losing
the baby) the attention it deserved, which just kept her under
pressure, making everything worse. Now that she only has the
two youngest kids at home, rather than dealing with them, while
also homeschooling another five kids, she seems to be much more
under control. Chris (the father) says the house is running
smooth, and she is happier than she's been for a while.
Two of the kids I don't have are the [s]toddlers[/s] I guess
they're actually pre-schoolers now. My house just isn't set up
for them, and I don't really have much to entertain them. While
I can deal with them at need, this wasn't really a need. Perry,
Chas, and Evan aren't here, because their dad is off, and the
four of them are catching up on some 'honey-do' stuff, since
it's actually a pretty nice day today. Perry dropped the other
kids off this morning, and spent a bit of time visiting with his
friends who are home from college. That's not as harsh or
unfair as it sounds, since all three of the oldest boys have
been hanging out here the last couple of days.
Perry seems to be doing great. While he enjoyed spending time
with Bo and Royce, he now has his afternoons free. The fact
that Jeremy is living here now helps, since he has someone to
hang out with in the afternoons (and while Gordy has to work
most of the time, Joe tends to have more free time, and they
spend a lot of time together and study together (even though
Perry has different classes from Joe and Jeremy).
Chas and Evan have apparently been doing really well this year.
Their discipline record is clear, and Marcus tells me both of
them had a really good football season. Perry says that they've
been staying out of trouble at home, unless he missed something.
Things have been a bit rougher for Lincoln, but he's only 10,
and finding trouble to get into at that age is questionable as
to whether it's a gift or an avocation - either way, Lincoln
definitely has it, and it seems he's been paddled at school
once, Perry has spanked him himself, and he knows he got at
least one from Chris. Still, for a 10-year old, over a several
month period, that's not bad. The younger boys have managed to
avoid trouble at school, and haven't been in too much at home,
and Perry didn't go into more detail than that when I talked to
him.
Over all, after all the trouble they've had over the past few
years, it sounds like everyone has adjusted and things are
finally settling back down.
#Post#: 10107--------------------------------------------------
Re: Tidwell Family
By: db105 Date: November 21, 2018, 11:01 am
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Who am I to tell the expert, but yes, it sounds normal for a 10
year old to get in trouble from time to time. It's more
important whether he is happy and well-adjusted.
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Re: Tidwell Family
By: Jack Date: November 21, 2018, 5:00 pm
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[quote author=db105 link=topic=99.msg10107#msg10107
date=1542819716]
It's more important whether he is happy and well-adjusted.
[/quote]
Lincoln isn't in one of my classes, so I'm not able to spend a
lot of time with him when school is in session, but as far as I
can tell, he is happy and adjusted. Even with the trouble into
which I know he's gotten, it's run of the mill kid stuff, and
his office trip at school was handled without calling me or his
dad, so it couldn't have been too serious.
#Post#: 10696--------------------------------------------------
Re: Tidwell Family
By: Jack Date: December 19, 2018, 11:55 am
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I recently posted a BOTD extra, detailing how Chas came to be
staying with me. You can find it here, if you've not seen it
already.
HTML https://jackshouse.createaforum.com/botd/botd-extra-20181217-a-godfather's-duty-a-jack-production/
There is still some question about what's going on. Chas is
with me, because a protective order was issues for him, against
his mom. She was bailed out and went back home, but it appears
that CPS is now investigating, and she might not be allowed to
be alone with any of the kids until matters are settled. I'm
outside the loop on this one, but Chris has already contacted
his aunt, who's stayed with them before, and she'll be done
(tomorrow, I think) to help out, in case there is a problem and
someone needs to care for the kids.
In the meantime, I have spoken with the judge, and we had the
protective order modified so that Chas will be able to be with
his family for Christmas day, and a bit before then, as long as
any contact between him and his mom is supervised. We're still
working out how best to be sure that happens.
Also in the meantime, all but the youngest Tidwell kids are here
right now, so Chas is pretty happy (as much as he gets along
with my kids and considers them his actual cousins, Ev is still
his best friend). We're working out details, but for now, I
think everyone except the parents (and probably Perry) are doing
okay.
#Post#: 10699--------------------------------------------------
Re: Tidwell Family
By: Adric Date: December 19, 2018, 2:17 pm
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[quote author=Jack link=topic=99.msg10696#msg10696
date=1545242125]
We're working out details, but for now, I think everyone except
the parents (and probably Perry) are doing okay.
[/quote]
I can understand that the parents have issues of their own right
now to resolve. You also included Perry - what's his situation?
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