Brilliant post
. I agree with all 9f this. Your daughter sounds like an absolute treasure. I hope life will bring her good things, and the children too.
Our son, has ASD and learning disabilities - not like Harvey at all. It breaks my heart how Harvey has been "allowed" to do the thjngz he does. That is down to the parental influence and not Harvey's fault.
I had no idea how to parent our son, I just knew I had to keep doing the same thing, and keep as strong as I could. Like your daughter, I was a single Mum (1st husband/my sons Dad couldn't cope), but I had much valued support from my parents and sisters. We still have
Many years ago I set up a swimming club for young people with disabilities - many had got used to having bad behaviour, and slowly some of it was changed by rules at thd club, and what was accepted/or not. To see a young man never carry his own things, near dry himself - basically Nanny or Mum did it all - he was accountable for nothing. I'm not saying he was like Harvey but he was severely Autistic, but he loved the water.
I still think if him often, as thd club brought changes to him - he went to club competitions, won medals - and Nanny never carried his kit eventually
. Too many thijngs to mention here, but Harvey hasn't had those boundaries - well from what we have seen in their reality shows and such he hasn't.
I'm not for a minute saying all people with ASD or learning disabilities are the same - like us they are all individual and should be treated as such.
In many respects Harvey is a product of his environment - the mother took the easy option, and gave in. Anything for a quiet life. The rest if the Family did the same. And now they have this big, strong man that rarely has been told "no". Not OK, and they have failed him.
It's hard being a parent that has to keep saying no, no, no.... It sucks, but hand on heart our Boy is the kindest, most caring of people. It hasn't been easy, and it still isn't... You just have to do the best you can. And Ms Price doesn't, and never has.
What I came to say after seeing her on the DM - he is staying fit/healthy isn't he - looks like he is fattening his pig up, for the slaughter. If he does a number on her she won't cope - she's already off the rails - that would tip her too far.
Sorry, big sorry for long message - makes me very sad where Harvey is concerned. It didn't need to be like this for Harvey, I'm sure it didn't.
Still c##ts