It's such a shame to have all this tension on the thread. I hope it gets resolved soon as it's in danger of derailing all the positive things that we are about. I have to say I can understand both sides. I don't have any useful advice but people need to learn to agree to disagree.
digger Fingers crossed you will be home soon. Thinking of you.
wanda we had an embarrassing situation in a restaurant last week when DP's card wouldn't work and I had left mine at home. In the end the woman said she would try one more time, I told DP to wipe the chip in case it was dusty and thank fuck it went through that time.
yw I have the same concern when it comes to dogs. Our daft Lab is the softest thing and lets C do whatever he wants to him. I don't want him to think all dogs are the same and to get a nasty shock one day. At the moment I mainly keep him away from other dogs and will pick him up to stop him approaching them.
bigpig we don't have mine but C says me me me if there's something he wants that somebody else has or if he's looking at a photo of himself on the wall he points and says me me me me 
izzy I honestly think it's too soon to be concerned about speech. You say he babbles, has spoken words before and has an understanding of language. It's hard to stop yourself worrying sometimes I know but he sounds normal.