Thanks for the tips Yonuh and Hannelore. I'll go on the freecycle.com website. I want Dublin to learn the value of his and others possessions. I give him $5 a week allowance and also post a list of chores I'm willing to pay for over and above the ones he is expected to do just because he lives there...

One of them is for every yard sized bag of leaves and debris he sacks up full and carries to the curb he gets $1. I want him to earn his bike back and to go pick it out himself and pay for it.

He's so angry and hurt right now. He's been playing with his soldier dolls and throwing them at each other and tearing arms off and the like. I acknowledged to him that its ok to feel angry and its ok to cry. I told him I love him with all my heart and we and mom will go through this together and will find time to have fun and it will eventually be alright.

I'm so tired and every now and then my chest tightens and hurts. My eyes burn and my mouth feels so dry. I'm sure its just stress. I'm trying to practice breathing and reading jokes and things like that.