Thanks for what you said Michael, I am here for my son all the time and since I am disabled and can't work I've made taking care of him my full time job. While it's very rewarding, it's frustrating at times because he knows how to get around my attempts at parenting, specifically giving him a time out. He will run to the bedroom and lock the door when he's done something bad and thinks it's funny that I can't catch him or force the door open.

Even so I wish I could do more for him. He's autistic and only 10, but he's grown up so fast, I remember a time when I was able to pick him up and hold him on my lap, not able to do that anymore, not enough lap for him to sit on...Hehehe.