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It's Tuesday, August 20th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Kevin Swanson How you can help Barnabas Fund feed Zimbabweans The most serious hunger problem in the world today is happening now in Zimbabwe, according to the Barnabas Fund and GlobalHungerIndex.com. The Barnabas Fund has fed 11,600 Christians during the present crisis. At least 68 million people in South Africa have been affected by severe drought this year. Pray for Zimbabwe, and considering helping at BarnabasAid.org.  Click on “Change Project” and type in “Zimbabwe” and select “Feeding in Zimbabwe.” Venezuelans continue protest against Nicolás Maduro Venezuelans are still protesting the re-election of autocrat President Nicolás Maduro — questioning the integrity of the vote count taken three weeks ago.  Over 2,400 protesters have been arrested — and, tragically, 23 have died in the protests. 52 countries lost freedom Freedom is disappearing around the world.   Freedom House's latest report on worldwide freedoms released in 2024, indicate a loss of freedoms in 52 countries, and a gain in 21 — for an overall loss in 31 nations of the world. The agency indicates a steady decline in freedom every year since 2006.   The organization explains that “Election manipulation was a major driver of declining freedom in 2023 and continued into the first half of this year.” But keep in mind that freedom comes through Jesus. In John 8:36, He said, “If the Son will make you free, you will be free indeed.” Montana Supreme Court calls parental notification unconstitutional The Montana Supreme Court has ruled that a parental notification law for minors considering an abortion is unconstitutional. The 2013 law has been in litigation for over a decade. The court's decision held that a minor's right to “kill her own baby” or, in the ruling's language, “control her reproductive decisions”  is “among the most fundamental of the rights she possesses.”  Only 35% of Evangelicals have Biblical worldview Only 10% of Americans are Evangelical, and only 35% of these possess a Biblical worldview, according to a recent survey by the Cultural Research Center and pollster George Barna.  According to Barna's description, Evangelicals are those who recognize their sinful lives, rely upon Jesus Christ for their redemption, and receive practical life guidance and wisdom from the Bible in their quest to live under the Lordship of Jesus. Disturbingly, 60% of people attending “Evangelical” churches have accepted the popular idea that animals, plants, water, and the wind all have a unique spirit. And almost half of the adults attending Evangelical churches, 44%, believe that there is no absolute moral truth.  Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton opened the DNC last night The Democratic National Convention opened last night in Chicago, with addresses from President Joe Biden and the 2016 Democrat nominee for president, Hillary Rodham Clinton.  Trump – 49%; Harris – 45% Among the most accurate and reliable polling organizations, Rasmussen Reports, has issued the results of a survey of the U.S. presidential race conducted last week.  Donald Trump is still ahead of Kamala Harris -- 49% to 45%. The results are similar to the Rasmussen survey conducted on July 10th — placing Trump ahead of Biden, 46% to 40%. Nasdaq's gains The Nasdaq Composite is regaining ground since its drop in early August — still enjoying a 36% gain from early in 2021. However, the Russell 2000 Index of small cap companies, which represents the rest of the American business world, has not gained any since January 2021.   The dominant forces in the market are still the Magnificent 7 stocks of Apple (AAPL), Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN), Meta (META), Tesla (TSLA), and Nvidia (NVDA). Those stocks continue to do well, rising from taking up 7.5% of the total S&P 500 capitalization to now around 34% of the total S&P capitalization in the U.S. stock market.  Phil Donahue dead at 88 Hebrews 9:27 says, “It is appointed once for man to die and after that the judgment.” Iconic TV talk show host Phil Donahue, who hosted the Phil Donahue Show from 1967-1996, is dead at 88 years of age after a long illness, reports NBC News. He was a life-long Catholic, and “not a very good one,” in his own words. Phil Donahue interviewed atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair For 29 years, his daytime talk show pioneered an intriguing mix of serious topics, provocative guests, well-known celebrities, and questions from the audience members. In 1988, he interviewed atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair. Listen to his introduction. DONAHUE:  “Mrs. O'Hair is probably the world's most famous atheist. She is certain that there is no God. Mrs. O'Hair, as you probably know, is singly responsible for one of the most controversial decisions in the history of the United States Supreme Court, the banning of the official reading of prayer in public schools.” Here's a soundbite from their dialogue. DONAHUE: “Now, this really bugs me, Madalyn.” O'HAIR: “I know it does.” DONAHUE: “See, you say, ‘I don't know how this all began.' And I say, ‘I want to know why, if you don't know how life began, how you're so certain there is no God.' To be consistent, I think you should say, ‘I don't know where life began, and I don't know if there's a God.' O'HAIR: “All right, let me finish it then, because, this is the thing. Since we don't know about this, since none of us know.” DONAHUE: “Know what?” O'HAIR: “How it began, or why, or when, or if it began at all. What we have to do is take all of the evidence. If we pile the evidence up, and all of the evidence of science -- and it's really massive -- is on one side, and on the other side is a book that we know, for the most part, when it was written and how it was written, etc. -- and this flies in the face of all of the other evidence, then you discard the book. You say, ‘It's no good.'” DONAHUE: “But discarding the book doesn't necessarily prove that there is no God. Let's talk about a higher being.” O'HAIR: ‘No, not a being.” DONAHUE: “What do you call it?” O'HAIR: “Some higher entity.” DONAHUE: “Alright, a higher entity. You are saying you don't know if there is one, aren't you?” O'HAIR: “That's right.” DONAHUE:  “That's not atheism. That's agnosticism.” (O'Hair giggles) Donahue was married to Margaret Cooney, his first wife, for 17 years with whom he had five children.  Then, Donahue married actress Marlo Thomas, his second wife, for 44 years. Kendrick Brothers release “The Forge” Christian movie this Friday The Kendrick Brothers release their new Christian film this week - The Forge -- on Friday August 23rd.  It's the story of a young man named Isaiah who is challenged by his single mom … MOTHER: “It's hard for a woman to call out the man in her son.” and a successful businessman who disciples him. MENTOR: “What kind of man do you want to be? And what do you want people to think when they see you coming?” Through biblical discipleship and prayer, Isaiah begins to discover that God's purpose for his life is so much more than he could hope for or imagine. Watch the trailer through a special link in our transcript today at www.TheWorldview.com. Tickets are available at TheForgeMovie.com Films produced by Alex and Stephen Kendrick have netted $198 million at the box office since the release of their first movie Flywheel in 2003. “Reagan” movie focuses on fall of communism And finally, you might also consider going to see another major motion picture this month called “Reagan” which presents the former president's role in the fall of communism. REAGAN: “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.” (cheers) Actor Dennis Quaid plays the role of the president, and other major roles are played by actors Jon Voight and Penelope Ann Miller. The film is set to release in theaters on Friday, August 30th.  Watch the Reagan trailer. Close And that's The Worldview on this Tuesday, August 20th, in the year of our Lord 2024. Subscribe by Amazon Music or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. 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You're Already a Mother: It's no mistake that sweet baby is growing in your womb. Listen for more here and encourage your heart!“Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; And in Your book were all written, the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there was not one of them.” -Psalm139:16

You're Already a Mother: It's no mistake that sweet baby is growing in your womb. Listen more here!“Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; And in Your book were all written, the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there was not one of them.” -Psalm139:16

Distracted Drivers Busted Podcast Show # (22) 03-22-21 - Opening Comments on Drivers are getting worse as each day goes by.// Victim of suspected street-racing crash in West Hills identified as 57 yr old single Mother// "It's just heartbreaking" 2 best friends struck by car. Killed in Lakewood crosswalk.// Season 7 Show 22 

In this episode, I talked with Palak Shah, who is the founder and owner of Open Spaces Capital that generates over $1M in revenue. She brought her knowledge and 17 years of experience in building systems, processes, and scaling from her corporate career in engineering leadership to fast track her real estate investing journey. In her first two years investing full-time, she purchased, renovated, rented, and refinanced properties creating a $4M rental portfolio. It is now her passion to empower other investors to pursue entrepreneurship through real estate investing to live a financially free life without taking undue risks or over-leveraging through her coaching program at Open Spaces Women. We began, as we often do, talking about Palak's background and what brought her real estate investing. She worked as a mechanical engineer in the corporate world for 17 years, traveling all over the world, loving her career, but when she had kids, everything changed. She had less and less time to spend with her family as she climbed the corporate ladder, and that left her feeling resentful and wanting something more. By the time she decided to leave her corporate job, she and her husband had already invested in a couple of rental properties, and she started to get her footing as an investor with those. I asked Palak how she transitioned from her full-time job into real estate investing. She walked through how she analyzed the feasibility of working from home while raising her kids rather than remaining in her corporate position. We talked about how vital it is to have the support of your spouse as you move into a venture, especially when investing money. Palak discussed different investing strategies she utilizes in her real estate market of Philadelphia. She primarily employs the BRRRR (buy, rehab, rent, refinance, repeat) Method to grow both her portfolio and passive income. Palak talked about different ways she ‘supercharges' that particular strategy. I asked Palak if she is at all interested in other types of real estate investing such as wholesaling or flipping and she talked about how that would require her to expand her skill-set which would defeat the whole purpose of why she got into REI in the first place - to spend more time with her children. She is willing to spend money to hire a reputable wholesaler, agent, or general contractor so that she doesn't have to spend the time learning those tasks. Then we discussed how Palak finds her deals. She starts off by saying it does take some time and effort to build a good deal pipeline, but it begins with cultivating good relationships. She works with wholesalers and has done several deals with a realtor, but she still often finds workable deals on the MLS. We talked about how important it is in working with realtors to train them to the specifics you are looking for as an investor and how you run your numbers. Palak then walked us through a deal she did that ended up cash-flowing $3500 per month. She says she loves the property because so many positive things came out of doing that deal, such as completely revamping the neighborhood and even helping a neighbor to start a business. Palak said that since they figured out this super-charged BRRRR strategy she really wants to help other investors, especially dual-income families trying to raise kids. She has started a coaching program and has a new cohort beginning June 6th that you can check out by visiting https://www.openspaceswomen.com. I hope you will join me for this terrific and super-informative interview with brilliant engineer-turned-real estate investor, Palak Shah! Notable Quotes: “I felt like a lie had been sold to me - you are told ‘get an education, establish your career, have kids, and everything will be fine,' but it's not like that because everything gets really complicated.” Palak Shah “I wanted to make an impact and do something meaningful, but I wanted to do it on my own terms.” Palak Shah “When it was time to figure out what I was going to do next, buy-and-hold investing seemed like the best option.” Palak Shah “When we were a family with two incomes, we just thought of real estate investing as a way to park our money.” Palak Shah “Working from home during the pandemic may open people's eyes to the fact that they don't want to go back to the corporate grind.” Mike Simmons “Companies may need to take notice and be more flexible.” Mike Simmons “Is this why I gave up my life, so you could grow up and eventually quit your job?” Palak Shah's Mother “It is underrated how important it is to have a spouse that supports you.” Mike Simmons “When it comes to investing, that is a couple's decision to make together.” Palak Shah “You have to figure out how to meet in the middle so you can achieve the best for your family.” Palak Shah “There is just so much information out there, so I wanted to make sure I learned the business properly, and once that was done, there was no stopping me.” Palak Shah “The BRRRR strategy allows you to take a finite amount of funds and grow a portfolio exponentially.” Palak Shah “As you get better at any strategy, you are able to have better margins.” Palak Shah “My ‘why' is to have more time with my kids.” Palak Shah “Knowing what you want and going after just that - there is a lot of power there.” Mike Simmons “It's the shiny object syndrome.” Mike Simmons “The key is to really know your property avatar.” Palak Shah “For an investor interested in the BRRRR strategy, you need to know two things: can I cash out and can I cash flow.” Palak Shah “With worst-case scenario planning, ask yourself: is that an amount of money you are comfortable losing to learn all the things you will learn from that deal.” Palak Shah “I have learned a lot from deals where I lost money.” Mike Simmons Links: 7 Figure Flipping Level Jumping: How I Grew My Business to Over $1 Million in Profits in 12 Months Palak Shah's Website Palak Shah on Instagram 7FF Video Vault

Janet went to bed a writer and woke a prayer artist. And everything changed. Who should be the first guest on Praying at the Speed of Love? Janet came up with a list. That is until she startled awake one night: The first guest has to be me! In episode 1, she tells the story of going to bed a writer and waking up a prayer artist, and how those two words changed everything. She shares her the patriarchal definitions of prayer and her new definitions. Then, she asks the same questions she’s going to ask all her guests: How did you pray as a kid, how do you pray now, and how did you get from there to here? Listen as she goes from saying the Rosary on her knees at 7 to dropping all spirituality at 19, to waking up 39, pregnant, and desperate for a spiritual life. Her best story? The three-year-old who asked, “Where’s God the Mother?” It’s a party, so come get your gift bag, too! Visit her website at http://www.janetconner.com/podcast to discover more!

Download PDF Welcome to Larisa English Club #18 What’s in The News? Thunderstorms Day and Night. What is The Difference? Speaking Practice. What’s for Dinner? English Grammar. Me Too / Me Neither What’s in The News? Thunderstorms Day and Night. What is The Difference? Thunderstorms are most likely to form when the temperature of the air decreases with height pretty rapidly–for example, when it’s hot at the ground and cold aloft. Thunderstorms that form at night occur in the absence of heating at the ground by the sun. Consequently, the storms that form at night are usually “elevated,” meaning that they form aloft above the cooler air near the ground, rather than near the ground, which only during the day can get warmer. There aren’t nearly as many measurements available of temperature and moisture, which is needed to fuel thunderstorms, above the ground as there are at the ground, so predicting where storms will form at night is much more challenging. Speaking Practice. What’s for Dinner? Mother: I wonder what we should have for dinner this evening? Mona: Are you asking me? Mother: Yes, I am. I really don’t feel much like cooking, but the family must eat. Mona: Well, you know me. I can always eat pizza—or spaghetti. Mother: So I’ve noticed. You’re putting on a little weight, aren’t you? Mona: I know. Don’t remind me! I’m starting a new diet day after tomorrow. Mother: It’s about time! English Grammar. Me Too / Me Neither The easiest way to agree in English is to say ”Me too” (to agree with a positive statement) or “Me neither” (to agree with a negative statement): “I love strawberry ice cream.” (Response) “Me too!” “I don’t go to the gym very often.” (Response) “Me neither.” A “negative statement” is any sentence that uses a negative auxiliary verb. In other words a verb used with “Not”. don’t / doesn’t / didn’t (Verb “Do” with “Not”). can’t (Modal verb “Can” with “Not”). haven’t / hasn’t / hadn’t (Verb “Have” with “Not”). won’t / wouldn’t (Modal verb “Will” with “Not”). isn’t / aren’t / am not (Verb “To be” with “Not”). Read more here https://larisaenglishclub.com/pdf-resources/larisa-english-club-18-pdf-version/

In this episode, a mother shares her experience of the recent diagnosis of her son with Asperger's Syndrome. She discusses the journey to the diagnosis and how well-meaning, but often misguided advice from family and friends can make this already difficult journey all the more painful. She discusses her son's experiences being bullied in school and the pain of watching your child grow up without friends. Transcription Voice: Welcome to the Just Ask Mom podcast where mothers share their experiences of raising children with mental illness.  Just Ask Mom is a Mothers on the Frontline production. Today we will speak with a mother whose son was recently diagnosed with Aspergers. Tammy: Tell us something about yourself. Mother: That makes it really tough. Tammy: I know. Mother: Right? You think it's all easy and then you are like…. I'm a middle age woman that is a mother of a single child. We're on the path for a diagnosis of Asperger's. This was a recent diagnosis, or process of a diagnosis, for us. It was a bit of a shocker. Prior to having my son, I nannied for 17 years, so I was around kids, help raise kids, manage kids. My son came along. Everything seemed fine, until now, when we really started to notice some differences and the fact that he is very routine-oriented. And just some of the changes that we've seen compared to the other kids. But this is tough. Tammy: It's tough. Mother: Man. Tammy: It is. Mother: My favorite thing to do - technology. It is always something with a cell phone or the computer – a gadget of some sort. So, that is what I spend a lot of time doing, that and taking pictures. Tammy: So that's what you enjoy doing. Mother: My son lives in front of the camera. Poor kid. I love him to death but.. he's like, “Hey, you got that on my face again?”. Tammy: It's nice to share a passion, right? Mother: It is. Tammy: So that part is really good. So, you are going through this with your son. I want to know what you would like other family members to know. Who you know, because we have a lot of people out there who are going through this and they probably feel the same way. What, you are the one in the middle of it, what do you want family members who they mean very well but don't- aren't in the middle of it. What do you want them to know? What would you want to say to them? Mother: So, let's go back probably about seven months ago, when we hit a rough spot with our son, who had a day where he was so overwhelmed that he couldn't function at all. And at that point I knew we needed to do something. We needed to figure out what was causing all the behavior and triggering this because he literally was just a body. His eyes were glassed over. He just would sit and cry. He couldn't get dressed. The thought of going to school made him physically sick. This is a kid who up until this point loved school. Tammy: Really? Mother: That's when I intervened and said, “Okay, you know, we got to do something”. After talking with family members-- they were giving great suggestions, you know, trying to help --but we knew we weren't on the right path. So we intervened with a therapist who has worked really hard with our son. With a suggestion of a friend I looked at what we felt potentially was Asperger's and looking at our son knew that he had a lot of the same characteristics. A lot of the same things - looking back of course as a parent you feel really guilty. Because you didn't see these things sooner but getting that groundwork work with that therapist helped me immensely sit down with my parents, with my in-laws, with my husband, with my siblings, and talk to them about what we've seen, what we see going forward, how we are going to try to approach things for him. Because it's not easy. It's very stressful. His stress is also my stress. And when he is worked up, then I can't relax and it just throws the whole family dynamic off. Of course we got the “it's because he is an only child?

In this episode, we speak with a mother of three. Her eldest son has Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD). She discusses how the condition affects the family dynamic and what a good day looks like. Transcription Voice: Welcome to the Just Ask Mom podcast where parents share their experiences of mothering children with mental illness.  Just Ask Mom is a Mothers on the Frontline production. Today we speak with a mother of three. Her eldest son has Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD). Tammy: So why don't you tell us a bit about yourself? Mother: I have 3 kids, 3 boys, ages 1 to 12. My oldest son has a mental health diagnosis. He's right now diagnosed with the DMDD. Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder. He was severely violent, had to be removed from the home for a total of about a year and 8 months, 2 different placements. Now he's in the home, he's non-violent for the most part but I have worked and then trained to restrain him, if need be. And I also went to school and have my Bachelor's degree in Human Services. I switched to human services because of him. Tammy: Very good. So, before we start, I'm going to ask you to tell us a little bit about yourself before or beyond mothering? Mother: Well, before mothering, I was a teenager. So there wasn't a whole lot going on. But it wasn't until recently that I started to decide that other than mothering, I needed some hobbies. Most of my time was just spent mothering. So, I decided to help with just giving myself something to do other than the kids. I'm really into running. But I don't like running in the cold. So then I had to figure out something to do outside of running to really get rid some of my stress so, then decide to start painting and like kind like those wine and canvasses people go to. But I don't drink, so I find them on YouTube and I do them at home. And so, for about their hour worth of work it takes me about 3, but I do the paintings at home. Tammy: Oh fun. Mother: And so I really like [it]. I do painting and running. Tammy: Very nice. So, I want to ask you to pretend you're talking to your coworkers, right? What would you want them to know about your experiences as a mom? Mother: Just how much time and effort it puts in, not with just my mental health son but all of my children and that trying to balance, making sure all the kids have the attention they need. I don't think anyone realizes outside of our household really what it takes to raise a child with mental health needs. What a typical night looks like in our house, it's not just having fun and getting through homework, it's a very regimen routine. We have to stay very on top of our routine, we can't just fly by the seat of our pants. Everything is very much -- 3 out of 5 nights during the week we have appointments. The other nights are ball practices. Everything is laid out on calendars. We can't go off of the routine otherwise we spend the whole night with a kid that's having a meltdown because we went off of a routine and he didn't expect that. It's a very much different type of household and very much a different type of atmosphere having a household where there's somebody that, you know, has a mentality of a 4-year-old and he's 12. Tammy: How do you keep that schedule because a household is not an institution, things happen -- like you have to cook dinner and so on. How do you try to maintain the schedule? Can you give examples of how it's hard to do that at times? Mother: It is extremely hard to do. It means a lot of times where I'm one-on-one with my son and we both are left out of doing things as a family. On a lot of times, it's just me and my oldest son. We're together if he's having a rough day-- it's me and him having a rough day together. It's me and him that are together all of the time. Luckily, I am blessed with having an employer, and it's taken me 12 years to find an employer that completely understands. I work for a school district where the principal came fro...

In this episode, a mother shares her experience of the recent diagnosis of her son with Asperger's Syndrome. She discusses the journey to the diagnosis and how well-meaning, but often misguided advice from family and friends can make this already difficult journey all the more painful. She discusses her son's experiences being bullied in school and the pain of watching your child grow up without friends. Transcription Voice: Welcome to the Just Ask Mom podcast where mothers share their experiences of raising children with mental illness.  Just Ask Mom is a Mothers on the Frontline production. Today we will speak with a mother whose son was recently diagnosed with Aspergers. Tammy: Tell us something about yourself. Mother: That makes it really tough. Tammy: I know. Mother: Right? You think it’s all easy and then you are like…. I’m a middle age woman that is a mother of a single child. We’re on the path for a diagnosis of Asperger’s. This was a recent diagnosis, or process of a diagnosis, for us. It was a bit of a shocker. Prior to having my son, I nannied for 17 years, so I was around kids, help raise kids, manage kids. My son came along. Everything seemed fine, until now, when we really started to notice some differences and the fact that he is very routine-oriented. And just some of the changes that we’ve seen compared to the other kids. But this is tough. Tammy: It’s tough. Mother: Man. Tammy: It is. Mother: My favorite thing to do - technology. It is always something with a cell phone or the computer – a gadget of some sort. So, that is what I spend a lot of time doing, that and taking pictures. Tammy: So that’s what you enjoy doing. Mother: My son lives in front of the camera. Poor kid. I love him to death but.. he’s like, “Hey, you got that on my face again?”. Tammy: It’s nice to share a passion, right? Mother: It is. Tammy: So that part is really good. So, you are going through this with your son. I want to know what you would like other family members to know. Who you know, because we have a lot of people out there who are going through this and they probably feel the same way. What, you are the one in the middle of it, what do you want family members who they mean very well but don’t- aren’t in the middle of it. What do you want them to know? What would you want to say to them? Mother: So, let’s go back probably about seven months ago, when we hit a rough spot with our son, who had a day where he was so overwhelmed that he couldn’t function at all. And at that point I knew we needed to do something. We needed to figure out what was causing all the behavior and triggering this because he literally was just a body. His eyes were glassed over. He just would sit and cry. He couldn’t get dressed. The thought of going to school made him physically sick. This is a kid who up until this point loved school. Tammy: Really? Mother: That’s when I intervened and said, “Okay, you know, we got to do something”. After talking with family members-- they were giving great suggestions, you know, trying to help --but we knew we weren’t on the right path. So we intervened with a therapist who has worked really hard with our son. With a suggestion of a friend I looked at what we felt potentially was Asperger’s and looking at our son knew that he had a lot of the same characteristics. A lot of the same things - looking back of course as a parent you feel really guilty. Because you didn’t see these things sooner but getting that groundwork work with that therapist helped me immensely sit down with my parents, with my in-laws, with my husband, with my siblings, and talk to them about what we’ve seen, what we see going forward, how we are going to try to approach things for him. Because it’s not easy. It’s very stressful. His stress is also my stress. And when he is worked up, then I can’t relax and it just throws the whole family dynamic off. Of course we got the “it’s because he is an only child?

In this episode, we speak with a mother of three. Her eldest son has Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD). She discusses how the condition affects the family dynamic and what a good day looks like. Transcription Voice: Welcome to the Just Ask Mom podcast where parents share their experiences of mothering children with mental illness.  Just Ask Mom is a Mothers on the Frontline production. Today we speak with a mother of three. Her eldest son has Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD). Tammy: So why don't you tell us a bit about yourself? Mother: I have 3 kids, 3 boys, ages 1 to 12. My oldest son has a mental health diagnosis. He's right now diagnosed with the DMDD. Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder. He was severely violent, had to be removed from the home for a total of about a year and 8 months, 2 different placements. Now he's in the home, he's non-violent for the most part but I have worked and then trained to restrain him, if need be. And I also went to school and have my Bachelor’s degree in Human Services. I switched to human services because of him. Tammy: Very good. So, before we start, I'm going to ask you to tell us a little bit about yourself before or beyond mothering? Mother: Well, before mothering, I was a teenager. So there wasn't a whole lot going on. But it wasn't until recently that I started to decide that other than mothering, I needed some hobbies. Most of my time was just spent mothering. So, I decided to help with just giving myself something to do other than the kids. I'm really into running. But I don't like running in the cold. So then I had to figure out something to do outside of running to really get rid some of my stress so, then decide to start painting and like kind like those wine and canvasses people go to. But I don't drink, so I find them on YouTube and I do them at home. And so, for about their hour worth of work it takes me about 3, but I do the paintings at home. Tammy: Oh fun. Mother: And so I really like [it]. I do painting and running. Tammy: Very nice. So, I want to ask you to pretend you're talking to your coworkers, right? What would you want them to know about your experiences as a mom? Mother: Just how much time and effort it puts in, not with just my mental health son but all of my children and that trying to balance, making sure all the kids have the attention they need. I don't think anyone realizes outside of our household really what it takes to raise a child with mental health needs. What a typical night looks like in our house, it's not just having fun and getting through homework, it's a very regimen routine. We have to stay very on top of our routine, we can't just fly by the seat of our pants. Everything is very much -- 3 out of 5 nights during the week we have appointments. The other nights are ball practices. Everything is laid out on calendars. We can't go off of the routine otherwise we spend the whole night with a kid that's having a meltdown because we went off of a routine and he didn't expect that. It's a very much different type of household and very much a different type of atmosphere having a household where there's somebody that, you know, has a mentality of a 4-year-old and he's 12. Tammy: How do you keep that schedule because a household is not an institution, things happen -- like you have to cook dinner and so on. How do you try to maintain the schedule? Can you give examples of how it's hard to do that at times? Mother: It is extremely hard to do. It means a lot of times where I'm one-on-one with my son and we both are left out of doing things as a family. On a lot of times, it's just me and my oldest son. We're together if he's having a rough day-- it's me and him having a rough day together. It's me and him that are together all of the time. Luckily, I am blessed with having an employer, and it's taken me 12 years to find an employer that completely understands. I work for a school district where the principal came fro...

In this episode, a mother shares her experience of the recent diagnosis of her son with Asperger's Syndrome. She discusses the journey to the diagnosis and how well-meaning, but often misguided advice from family and friends can make this already difficult journey all the more painful. She discusses her son's experiences being bullied in school and the pain of watching your child grow up without friends. Transcription Voice: Welcome to the Just Ask Mom podcast where mothers share their experiences of raising children with mental illness.  Just Ask Mom is a Mothers on the Frontline production. Today we will speak with a mother whose son was recently diagnosed with Aspergers. Tammy: Tell us something about yourself. Mother: That makes it really tough. Tammy: I know. Mother: Right? You think it's all easy and then you are like…. I'm a middle age woman that is a mother of a single child. We're on the path for a diagnosis of Asperger's. This was a recent diagnosis, or process of a diagnosis, for us. It was a bit of a shocker. Prior to having my son, I nannied for 17 years, so I was around kids, help raise kids, manage kids. My son came along. Everything seemed fine, until now, when we really started to notice some differences and the fact that he is very routine-oriented. And just some of the changes that we've seen compared to the other kids. But this is tough. Tammy: It's tough. Mother: Man. Tammy: It is. Mother: My favorite thing to do - technology. It is always something with a cell phone or the computer – a gadget of some sort. So, that is what I spend a lot of time doing, that and taking pictures. Tammy: So that's what you enjoy doing. Mother: My son lives in front of the camera. Poor kid. I love him to death but.. he's like, “Hey, you got that on my face again?”. Tammy: It's nice to share a passion, right? Mother: It is. Tammy: So that part is really good. So, you are going through this with your son. I want to know what you would like other family members to know. Who you know, because we have a lot of people out there who are going through this and they probably feel the same way. What, you are the one in the middle of it, what do you want family members who they mean very well but don't- aren't in the middle of it. What do you want them to know? What would you want to say to them? Mother: So, let's go back probably about seven months ago, when we hit a rough spot with our son, who had a day where he was so overwhelmed that he couldn't function at all. And at that point I knew we needed to do something. We needed to figure out what was causing all the behavior and triggering this because he literally was just a body. His eyes were glassed over. He just would sit and cry. He couldn't get dressed. The thought of going to school made him physically sick. This is a kid who up until this point loved school. Tammy: Really? Mother: That's when I intervened and said, “Okay, you know, we got to do something”. After talking with family members-- they were giving great suggestions, you know, trying to help --but we knew we weren't on the right path. So we intervened with a therapist who has worked really hard with our son. With a suggestion of a friend I looked at what we felt potentially was Asperger's and looking at our son knew that he had a lot of the same characteristics. A lot of the same things - looking back of course as a parent you feel really guilty. Because you didn't see these things sooner but getting that groundwork work with that therapist helped me immensely sit down with my parents, with my in-laws, with my husband, with my siblings, and talk to them about what we've seen, what we see going forward, how we are going to try to approach things for him. Because it's not easy. It's very stressful. His stress is also my stress. And when he is worked up, then I can't relax and it just throws the whole family dynamic off. Of course we got the “it's because he is an only child?

In this episode, we speak with a mother of three. Her eldest son has Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD). She discusses how the condition affects the family dynamic and what a good day looks like. Transcription Voice: Welcome to the Just Ask Mom podcast where parents share their experiences of mothering children with mental illness.  Just Ask Mom is a Mothers on the Frontline production. Today we speak with a mother of three. Her eldest son has Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD). Tammy: So why don't you tell us a bit about yourself? Mother: I have 3 kids, 3 boys, ages 1 to 12. My oldest son has a mental health diagnosis. He's right now diagnosed with the DMDD. Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder. He was severely violent, had to be removed from the home for a total of about a year and 8 months, 2 different placements. Now he's in the home, he's non-violent for the most part but I have worked and then trained to restrain him, if need be. And I also went to school and have my Bachelor's degree in Human Services. I switched to human services because of him. Tammy: Very good. So, before we start, I'm going to ask you to tell us a little bit about yourself before or beyond mothering? Mother: Well, before mothering, I was a teenager. So there wasn't a whole lot going on. But it wasn't until recently that I started to decide that other than mothering, I needed some hobbies. Most of my time was just spent mothering. So, I decided to help with just giving myself something to do other than the kids. I'm really into running. But I don't like running in the cold. So then I had to figure out something to do outside of running to really get rid some of my stress so, then decide to start painting and like kind like those wine and canvasses people go to. But I don't drink, so I find them on YouTube and I do them at home. And so, for about their hour worth of work it takes me about 3, but I do the paintings at home. Tammy: Oh fun. Mother: And so I really like [it]. I do painting and running. Tammy: Very nice. So, I want to ask you to pretend you're talking to your coworkers, right? What would you want them to know about your experiences as a mom? Mother: Just how much time and effort it puts in, not with just my mental health son but all of my children and that trying to balance, making sure all the kids have the attention they need. I don't think anyone realizes outside of our household really what it takes to raise a child with mental health needs. What a typical night looks like in our house, it's not just having fun and getting through homework, it's a very regimen routine. We have to stay very on top of our routine, we can't just fly by the seat of our pants. Everything is very much -- 3 out of 5 nights during the week we have appointments. The other nights are ball practices. Everything is laid out on calendars. We can't go off of the routine otherwise we spend the whole night with a kid that's having a meltdown because we went off of a routine and he didn't expect that. It's a very much different type of household and very much a different type of atmosphere having a household where there's somebody that, you know, has a mentality of a 4-year-old and he's 12. Tammy: How do you keep that schedule because a household is not an institution, things happen -- like you have to cook dinner and so on. How do you try to maintain the schedule? Can you give examples of how it's hard to do that at times? Mother: It is extremely hard to do. It means a lot of times where I'm one-on-one with my son and we both are left out of doing things as a family. On a lot of times, it's just me and my oldest son. We're together if he's having a rough day-- it's me and him having a rough day together. It's me and him that are together all of the time. Luckily, I am blessed with having an employer, and it's taken me 12 years to find an employer that completely understands. I work for a school district where the principal came fro...