You already know the answer to that one. She clearly does, and you quite obviously don't.

By your own acount, you've already ignored her once. You can do it again.

So, just do it. You know you want to.

But I do it because a few years ago a good friend revealed that she was a stuntwoman in a movie made about three years before.  It got me thinking about how a lot of people contribute to the creation of a movie and they should all be acknowledged as much as possible.

The Romney narrative is that he is a man destined by God to rule the U.S.  Ann's sense of entitlement comes not just from her wealth.

The Mitt story includes his being almost killed in an auto accident while on his Mission in France.  That would seem rather unremarkable.  But at the time Romney was an Assistant to the President, typically one of two Missionaries (since they must always have a companion) who serve as co Chief of Staffs.  The accident killed the Mission President, so Romney actually took over the entire Mission (typically some 200 odd missionaires and small otherwise leaderless congregations.)  The kicker--Romney was declared and reported as being killed in the accident.

So, Mitt Miracle number one.  Told at the convention to the extent anyone cared.

The most recent miracle.  The Church members were fasting and praying in great numbers for Romney in the first debate.  He as David ventured forth and with the power of God beat the most eloquent politician of our time.

Romney during the 2008 primiaries got into a very testy exchange with an Evangelical radio talk show host over the unique views of Mormons about the Second Coming of Christ.  Romeny did admit that accoridng to LDS belief Jesus will first return to Israel as part of a great war, but will then settle in Missouri to rule the world from that location.  Point being Romney knows his apocalyptic theology well.

He was given the Salk Lake Olympics after Tom Welch, another LDS Stake President, ran into trouble.  Romney had very little connection to Utah, having only attended BYU as an undergraduate.  Romney has been groomed for a long time by the LDS leaderhsip.

And the current Mormon religion demands everything of their members--on a much greater scale than any other contemporary major religion.  "Obedience" to Church doctrine and Church leaders is constantly emphasized.  As is the Law of Consecration, where all must given to the Church. It is more authoritarian than Catholicism.  The Mormon Church President is a  prophet akin to Moses whose word matters more than any scripture or prior doctrine.  One's Bishop and Stake President must be obeyed; hence, all the Mormon volunteers in California supporting Prop 8.  The Church is more relentlessly dogmatic than Evangelicals who are typically Protestant in not having all-powerful individual leaders but a loose structure.

Someone high up in the leadersip structure of such an organization should be viewed with caution.

Thank God, Harry is an entirely different type of Mormon.  A convert and a mutt from nowhere in Nevada who has never held any kind of significant leadership position in the Church.  A Stake Seventy, which is pretty analogous to head usher on Sundays.

Someday the last few weeks will get the lit'rary treatment.  Need some distance and POV tho. Ah life!

If it's any consolation, your son reminds me of my brother when he was growing up. He was never diagnosed with ADHD, but I'm certain he was. Couldn't sit still, hated school. Turned out he was really smart, just wasn't able to fit into the straight-laced, traditional, obedience-minded school situations. If your boy can get accurately diagnosed then you'll know what the options are.

Best of everything, Jeff.

Have you been able to get the wee lad insured through S-Chip?  I don't know the medicaid rules in Alabama, but in some states if you have a child on medicaid (S-chip), you the parent can also get coverage.

Good for you for finishing the first draft of your novel. If you ever need/want someone to read and comment, I, and I am sure others here, would be happy to do so.

Good call, DS

and, since you mentioned it.......1955.