We might be getting care hours for h!

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We aren't positive yet, but there is a good chance that she qualifies for

assistance hours. With the program I will get to help her in hiring and managing

her aides herself. Here's my dilemma...

Part of me wants to hire an older Mom or grandma type so that there is more of a

parental influence there, but part of me knows that when I was h's age I

would NOT have wanted someone " old " hanging out all the time. So in that

respect I was thinking about a college student type who would be closer to a

peer than a " Mom. " I want to give her some freedom and autonomy, but I don't

want to give her enough of that rope to hang herself with.

Am I making even the slightest bit of sense? 

I guess the real question is: How much freedom do I give her at 12? I don't know

how much I would give her if SMA were not an issue. I can't take my mother's

advise or h would be with a babysitter until she is 35! So I turn to y'all

;0) You haven't steered me wrong for the past 9 or 10 years, so I'm guessing

I'll get some great words of wisdom in this situation, too!

 

 Love and Hugs

         Jeni