The Archie Battersbee case #13

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Wackie Jeaver

Wackie Jeaver

anyone lighting candles/lanterns at the moment - or lanterns any time - is a complete fuckwit.
 
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Wee Toots

Wee Toots

Makes sure itz eco balloonz innit, so da wildlaif ain't 'armed

But let's leave stuff tied to trees and light candles everywhere 🙄
 
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CocoLoco2

CocoLoco2

As said previously I’m not far from Southend and there were huge fires again yesterday, I hope the council have sent crew over to keep an eye and make sure everything is cleared away after.
 
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Hollie Day

Hollie Day

Absolutely fuming about the balloons, candles and all the crap in the trees. holes.

So-called eco/biodegradable balloons take a while to degrade by which time they could have caused serious harm, or death, to any number of animals.
 
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Jeddiwarrior

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H0nb said:
My eldest daughter has autism, as does my youngest but she refuses to pursue a diagnosis. They also have another genetic condition.
My eldest was diagnosed aged 4, at which point I gave up a very successful nursing career, to be at home with her. We couldn’t really afford for me to do that but she needed me at home.
We fought tooth and nail to have her statemented. It took us two years. However, we always made it clear that a statement was necessary in order to develop independence in the future. Her primary TA was fantastic. She worked really well with us. Autism was not an excuse, as far as we were concerned. There were times things had to be done differently but on the whole, she knew she was subject up the same rules as everyone else. She accepted that because she didn’t want to be treated differently.
By the time she got to Year 9 (year 8 in England), she didn’t want a TA in the classroom with her. She needed a lot of support still outside of school but she wanted to be like others. She rarely misbehaved in school but if she did, she was subject to the same discipline as everyone else. She was terribly rude to her TA on one occasion, out of frustration. However, we made her apologise in person to her. Yes, she has autism but no, that was not an excuse for her to act out and treat someone else badly.
Many people around us thought we gave her too much support with school work etc. Even at Uni, I would support her with helping her to do research and referencing. When I suffered a serious brain injury, it was good rehab for me.
Next week, she starts a permanent job as a teacher herself - one of only a few on her PGCE course to have secured a permanent post having only graduated in June.
We received the lower rates of DLA when she was a child but she lost it as soon as she was 18. She didn’t want to appeal. Instead, she got a part-time job and worked her way through Uni. Because of her other genetic condition, her mobility is limited. She learned to drive instead of using the train but could only drive an automatic car. She bought her own car - an automatic - and paid it off with the money from her part time job and saved the money from her student loan. She had saved enough that during her PGCE year, she was able to leave her job and focus on it.
Her first placement was a really, really challenging school in a area with a lot of social issues - organised crime etc left behind in the wake of the troubles (We are in Northern Ireland). However, she coped really well with it and rose to the challenge.
We are so proud of her. We’re just an ordinary family, determined that autism wouldn’t hold our daughter back. Life was difficult but we armed ourselves with all the information we could. We were a pain to the school sometimes but we chose our battles carefully and tried to maintain good relationships. You need a lot of knowledge, a lot of patience, a lot of courage and a lot of humility.
Parents like Hollie drive me mad. They don’t take responsibility. They expect other people to “fix” their kid. However, parents have responsibilities. They should be committed to ensuring their kids’ needs are met. It’s not an easy role and at times, we felt like pulling our hair out.
When I see what my daughter has achieved though, I would do it over again. Nothing mattered outside of our kids. We made sacrifices and we went without so they could have every opportunity to achieve what they wanted. People thought we did too much. I think we did what we had to do.
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What a heartwarming success story. Well done to all of you, especially your daughter 🥰
 
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Not Morning Dog

Not Morning Dog

CocoLoco2 said:
As said previously I’m not far from Southend and there were huge fires again yesterday, I hope the council have sent crew over to keep an eye and make sure everything is cleared away after.
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I wonder if HD her army minions will tidy up after themselves... 🤔... Or will it be left to some poor council worker who will likely get verbally abused by HD and her attack dogs.
 
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maharini

I’m sorry, but what in God’s name is she wearing? Some kind of baby doll outfit?
 
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Camping Mat

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Some of the candles.

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Wee Toots said:
Makes sure itz eco balloonz innit, so da wildlaif ain't 'armed

But let's leave stuff tied to trees and light candles everywhere 🙄
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I'll bet most of those balloons aren't eco-balloons. In any event, all 'eco-balloons' means is that they will eventually decompose. Animals can still ingest them in the meantime.

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I’m sorry, but what in God’s name is she wearing? Some kind of baby doll outfit?
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They look like 'Daisy Dukes' shorts. Not the average person's choice of outfit to wear to their son's vigil, I would imagine.
 
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Lunagooner

Can't believe it made the news at 10. HD said thanks to people for following Archie's journey over the last few months!!!
 
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Emzykins

Emzykins

What on Earth was that tit show? I hope nobody lives close by and had to sit through that!
 
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ChastityDingle

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Not Morning Dog said:
I wonder if HD her army minions will tidy up after themselves... 🤔... Or will it be left to some poor council worker who will likely get verbally abused by HD and her attack dogs.
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It wouldn't even occur to them.
Create a big mess and leave it to be cleaned up, that sounds about right. Take for granted that someone else will do it.

Just as she took for granted the work of those who cared for her child's body while she spouted venom and poison about them.

None of this is about the child. It never was.
 
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Sneauflake

Sneauflake

Just when I thought this mess couldn't get any more grotesque.

Can't wait till the funeral.

Poor Archie. You're free now.
 
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