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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 198347" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>Aw, hon, I'm so sorry. It really does hurt when our kids shoot themselves in the foot. I found that team sports were not the way to go for my daughter. She did better at individual things -- gymnastics when she was younger, swimming and track in middle school and high school. I think for a lot of our kids martial arts can be a great outlet, especially if they get a good sensei (teacher).</p><p> </p><p>Ya know, we have a lot to mourn for ourselves and our kids. We end up giving up on a lot of dreams and, yes, soccer, baseball, etc. are part of those dreams. We have a child and have so many hopes, plans, wishes for that child. Then, we discover they are not going to come close to fulfilling our dreams. We have to "settle." That hurts and it should hurt. That doesn't mean we don't end up with new hopes and dreams for our kids but it does mean we have a right to mourn what will not be. </p><p> </p><p>Strangely, we do get to celebrate more. For our kids, everyday acts done right make us happy; watching your child pull himself together is as big of an accomplishment as his first step; etc. We really do end up celebrating the little things even though part of us regrets that our child struggles so.</p><p> </p><p>I really would be looking into gettng a full neuropysch evaluation on him. Getting a psychiatrist who specializes in ADHD is good but the problem is specialists rarely look to see if there is anything else going on, so if your son has other issues, they could be overlooked because the ADHD is so overwhelming or because the psychiatrist knows ADHD and doesn't really know Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), BiPolar (BP), etc.</p><p> </p><p>And, for now, HUGS. We really do understand.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 198347, member: 3626"] Aw, hon, I'm so sorry. It really does hurt when our kids shoot themselves in the foot. I found that team sports were not the way to go for my daughter. She did better at individual things -- gymnastics when she was younger, swimming and track in middle school and high school. I think for a lot of our kids martial arts can be a great outlet, especially if they get a good sensei (teacher). Ya know, we have a lot to mourn for ourselves and our kids. We end up giving up on a lot of dreams and, yes, soccer, baseball, etc. are part of those dreams. We have a child and have so many hopes, plans, wishes for that child. Then, we discover they are not going to come close to fulfilling our dreams. We have to "settle." That hurts and it should hurt. That doesn't mean we don't end up with new hopes and dreams for our kids but it does mean we have a right to mourn what will not be. Strangely, we do get to celebrate more. For our kids, everyday acts done right make us happy; watching your child pull himself together is as big of an accomplishment as his first step; etc. We really do end up celebrating the little things even though part of us regrets that our child struggles so. I really would be looking into gettng a full neuropysch evaluation on him. Getting a psychiatrist who specializes in ADHD is good but the problem is specialists rarely look to see if there is anything else going on, so if your son has other issues, they could be overlooked because the ADHD is so overwhelming or because the psychiatrist knows ADHD and doesn't really know Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), BiPolar (BP), etc. And, for now, HUGS. We really do understand. [/QUOTE]
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