Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
I am new here...
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="mom23gsfg" data-source="post: 117768" data-attributes="member: 4445"><p>i havent been posting here long...but welcome..i've already found this place a nice place to ask questions or just vent. my son was also diagnosed with adhd and later with odd and a mood disorder.</p><p>i know what u mean about the schools ...i understand your frustrations. i think most of the schools are still stuck in the dark ages...that instead of believing your child has problems "they just believe your child needs a good paddling"</p><p>in my case my son had the bad fortune of having to attend the same school where me and his bio dad went to school "and lets just say he didn't leave behind good memories of him with the teachers"(alot of the same teachers are still there ugh)</p><p>and when my son had to be picked up due to some infraction or other i always got that look "just like his dad" :grrr:</p><p>he also had to deal with the getting picked on and such.once two boys took turns hitting him the head with a football and he took up for himself...needless to say since he was "the bad kid" the other boys didnt get into trouble. even after i showed the principle and the teacher the bumps in his head.</p><p>i think i could've spit nails that day. </p><p>i took him out of that school and put him in another (since we had the good fortune to live right on the school line of both schools)and i felt so bad when i got the dreaded firt call from the school"my first thought was oh lord now what"and to my suprise it was his teacher calling to tell me what a pleasure it was to have him and how good he was doing",i broke down in tears that day ...in shame for thinking hed done gotten into trouble again and also in happiness</p><p>but then he got sent to the hospital so his reg doctor put him on homebound last week</p><p>so maybe that could be an option for ur son </p><p>and i know all to well the beaten down feeling ,i struggle with that every day...all u can do is ur best </p><p>i had suchb high hopes for all of my children and ive learned to lower my expectations of them now ive learned to live with the way they are (on most days)and decided i will not have failed as long as they grow up to be happy adults and know that i loved them and did everything i could</p><p>so dont give up and just keep fighting for his rights :warrior:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mom23gsfg, post: 117768, member: 4445"] i havent been posting here long...but welcome..i've already found this place a nice place to ask questions or just vent. my son was also diagnosed with adhd and later with odd and a mood disorder. i know what u mean about the schools ...i understand your frustrations. i think most of the schools are still stuck in the dark ages...that instead of believing your child has problems "they just believe your child needs a good paddling" in my case my son had the bad fortune of having to attend the same school where me and his bio dad went to school "and lets just say he didn't leave behind good memories of him with the teachers"(alot of the same teachers are still there ugh) and when my son had to be picked up due to some infraction or other i always got that look "just like his dad" [img]:grrr:[/img] he also had to deal with the getting picked on and such.once two boys took turns hitting him the head with a football and he took up for himself...needless to say since he was "the bad kid" the other boys didnt get into trouble. even after i showed the principle and the teacher the bumps in his head. i think i could've spit nails that day. i took him out of that school and put him in another (since we had the good fortune to live right on the school line of both schools)and i felt so bad when i got the dreaded firt call from the school"my first thought was oh lord now what"and to my suprise it was his teacher calling to tell me what a pleasure it was to have him and how good he was doing",i broke down in tears that day ...in shame for thinking hed done gotten into trouble again and also in happiness but then he got sent to the hospital so his reg doctor put him on homebound last week so maybe that could be an option for ur son and i know all to well the beaten down feeling ,i struggle with that every day...all u can do is ur best i had suchb high hopes for all of my children and ive learned to lower my expectations of them now ive learned to live with the way they are (on most days)and decided i will not have failed as long as they grow up to be happy adults and know that i loved them and did everything i could so dont give up and just keep fighting for his rights [img]:warrior:[/img] [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
I am new here...
Top