Posted by Annierose on May 23, 2009, at 7:17:23
In reply to Oliver broke my heart, posted by Dinah on May 22, 2009, at 13:38:10
You know - I find Oliver's storyline the least believable (maybe I'm naive) ... but come on? Are parents really that selfish? Can a child be any more miserable?
I have an 11 year old son - who didn't have a great school year as far as the other kids. So you would think I would identify with Oliver. Instead, I got so frustrated by his parent's attitude and Oliver's lack of inner fight. The part that made me sad was that Oliver will be losing Paul as his therapist - - - the one person that is actually listening to him.
My son was getting ready for bed last Monday while I was watching the show. He stayed and watched a little and announced, "I'm going to be nicer to Paul this week (his therapist's name is Paul too). And guess what - he came out of his session with a huge smile. I think for my son, he realized via a tv show how much the therapist works on the child's behalf.
Sorry for the ramble ---
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