Kitt O’Malley

Tag: high school

Back to School at Last

Nov 12, 2015

in Bipolar Parenting, Health, Mental Illness, Parenting, Stress

So this is where I was with my son back in April. Transcribing this voice recording was gut wrenching for me. In April, my struggle to get my son back to class after multiple absences came to a crisis point. He fell farther and farther behind in his challenging honors curriculum. He was overwhelmed. I…
My Hands are Still Shaking

Nov 7, 2015

in Anxiety, Bipolar Parenting, Mental Illness

Thursday I met with the Campus Director of my son’s new school, Halstrom Academy. My hand shook as I wrote out the check for tuition. Haven’t paid for school since my son was in daycare back when I worked outside the home. Starting Monday, my son will take one class a day, one-on-one with a…