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<blockquote data-quote="'Chelle" data-source="post: 148851" data-attributes="member: 1161"><p>Hi Sue <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/bigsmile.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bigsmile:" title="big smile :bigsmile:" data-shortname=":bigsmile:" /> Fried mom just gave me a bit of a visual and a laugh, our difficult child's helping themselves to a big serving of fried mom and just eating us up. Sometimes it can feel that way. </p><p></p><p>My husband didn't like medications either, but he wasn't much involved in difficult child's problems, and would only join in when he didn't agree with something. In the end I told him to step up or step out, I would do what I thought best if he didn't want to be involved, and he stepped out. I wish he'd chosen otherwise as I think he and difficult child would get along better if he had, but at least he doesn't interfere anymore. I hope you can sit down with him and discuss it and come to agree on what should be done.</p><p></p><p>If you've been at therapy 3 years and she's not improving, then in my opinion maybe it's time to try something else. From our experience with our difficult child, medications can calm a difficult child's mind enough to actually benefit from the therapy. Our difficult child was in therapy for 3 years and had not improved, perhaps was worse. He was then on medications for 2 years, which helped calm his anxieties and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) symptoms. He was then able to learn to manage his problems (mostly school), and we were able to take him off. Without the medications I don't think he'd have ever calmed down enough to apply what they'd done in therapy and see he could do it without melting down when things got outside his comfort zone. It wasn't an easy decision to put him on the medication, I did a lot of thinking and checking up, but I'm happy that I did.</p><p></p><p>I recommend The Explosive Child as well. Helped me with picking my battles with difficult child, and how to relate with him to avoid things getting to that point. I find myself much more able to stay calm and not engage with both my kids when it starts to get out of hand.</p><p></p><p>Welcome to the site, hope you find the support and advice and just an ear to vent to that you need. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/flower.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":flower:" title="flower :flower:" data-shortname=":flower:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="'Chelle, post: 148851, member: 1161"] Hi Sue :bigsmile: Fried mom just gave me a bit of a visual and a laugh, our difficult child's helping themselves to a big serving of fried mom and just eating us up. Sometimes it can feel that way. My husband didn't like medications either, but he wasn't much involved in difficult child's problems, and would only join in when he didn't agree with something. In the end I told him to step up or step out, I would do what I thought best if he didn't want to be involved, and he stepped out. I wish he'd chosen otherwise as I think he and difficult child would get along better if he had, but at least he doesn't interfere anymore. I hope you can sit down with him and discuss it and come to agree on what should be done. If you've been at therapy 3 years and she's not improving, then in my opinion maybe it's time to try something else. From our experience with our difficult child, medications can calm a difficult child's mind enough to actually benefit from the therapy. Our difficult child was in therapy for 3 years and had not improved, perhaps was worse. He was then on medications for 2 years, which helped calm his anxieties and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) symptoms. He was then able to learn to manage his problems (mostly school), and we were able to take him off. Without the medications I don't think he'd have ever calmed down enough to apply what they'd done in therapy and see he could do it without melting down when things got outside his comfort zone. It wasn't an easy decision to put him on the medication, I did a lot of thinking and checking up, but I'm happy that I did. I recommend The Explosive Child as well. Helped me with picking my battles with difficult child, and how to relate with him to avoid things getting to that point. I find myself much more able to stay calm and not engage with both my kids when it starts to get out of hand. Welcome to the site, hope you find the support and advice and just an ear to vent to that you need. :flower: [/QUOTE]
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