Good Morning !
My name is Cady. I'm 40 yrs, happily married(for the most part), with three kids. 2 girls, 18 and 16. One son, 13 diagnosis with ADHD, ODD, and PTSD. To say life is stressful would be an understatement. I'm looking for someone or something that understands what I am going through.
My son, while an amazing human being, is more than a handful. While I understand that his anger filled outbursts (or explosions as he calls them) is something that he can not always control, no one else around me seems to understand that. Especially my husband(my son's step father). He thinks that because he is 13 that he is old enough to control himself. That alone causes enough stress for me that at times I think I am going to lose my mind. I love my husband and I love my son, but it's almost like they are forcing me to choose. I am nearing my wits end, and do not know what to do.
It seems like I do not get a break no matter where I am.. I deal with it at work, at home, and even at the grocery store. I'm either getting called by the husband saying something the son has done, or the son calling me telling something his step-father has done. The fact that they are like two peas in a pod does not help lol
I could go on and on (trust me on this ) but I feel I have gone on long enough. Any suggestions you an provide, any words of wisdom, will be eagerly accepted. Any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.
My name is Cady. I'm 40 yrs, happily married(for the most part), with three kids. 2 girls, 18 and 16. One son, 13 diagnosis with ADHD, ODD, and PTSD. To say life is stressful would be an understatement. I'm looking for someone or something that understands what I am going through.
My son, while an amazing human being, is more than a handful. While I understand that his anger filled outbursts (or explosions as he calls them) is something that he can not always control, no one else around me seems to understand that. Especially my husband(my son's step father). He thinks that because he is 13 that he is old enough to control himself. That alone causes enough stress for me that at times I think I am going to lose my mind. I love my husband and I love my son, but it's almost like they are forcing me to choose. I am nearing my wits end, and do not know what to do.
It seems like I do not get a break no matter where I am.. I deal with it at work, at home, and even at the grocery store. I'm either getting called by the husband saying something the son has done, or the son calling me telling something his step-father has done. The fact that they are like two peas in a pod does not help lol
I could go on and on (trust me on this ) but I feel I have gone on long enough. Any suggestions you an provide, any words of wisdom, will be eagerly accepted. Any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.