I came on here not sure what I was going to write about today.  Not that I write daily to begin with.  The one thing that keeps coming to my mind though is my sister.  She is having a tough time right now with her son.  He is mentally challenged.  Not as in mental retardation but a mental disorder.  He went into a manic rage the other day and physically threatened her as well as my daughter.  What disturbed me most about this was that my sister just came home from the hospital after having neck surgery.  As I told her, that I, of all people, understand.  I go through something like this almost daily with Alyssa.  The thing is ... is that I try EVERYTHING to control her.  In my opinion, so anyone can take it for what it is, he lacks discipline.  She might think that she punishes him by "beating his ass" but it doesnt do any good even for a child that doesnt have mental problems.  She takes nothing away from him for bad behavior, bad grades or a sassy mouth ... so if nothing gets taken why should he stop?  I'm not even saying that he would stop, but it hasnt been tried either.  He has his license.  That is a privilege. But I dont think he knows what privileges are because everything he has was given to him and nothing earned.  Its almost sad.  I cant say its entirely her fault ... I think she gets so aggravated at times that she just gives in to what seems to be the easiest but I dont think she has yet realized how hard it is to have a child that has an illness.  For that I am sad for her and for him.  I can only hope and pray that he gets the help that he needs and that she gets help along the way to guide her to be the best parent she can ... because although he is almost 17, she will always be his mom and parenting never stops.  I love my sister and only want the best for her.  But I'm scared for her too.