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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 342439" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>It's good that he's willing to take the medications and does it. I have to agree with TM that at some point, he has to take responsibility for himself. You're not his mom and you have enough on your plate.</p><p> </p><p>Maybe once he is more stable you can start a conversation about personal responsibility. Eventually, difficult child will need to start filling his own pill box, and who better to model that for him than husband? Perhaps it's time for you and easy child to sneak off for a girls' weekend away. Leave the chart next to the empty pill box and explain to husband that he will need to do the filling for himself AND difficult child while you are away. That's a baby step he could probably take, don't you think? You can always call to check in and ask about whether medications were administered or not.</p><p> </p><p>My husband was very resistant to getting involved in the medication schedule for the difficult child's. But I slowly trained him to do it! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> And just this weekend, he FINALLY filled his own dang pill box after me essentially saying "I told you so" when he had a few days of seizures because he couldn't remember if he'd taken a dose or not (because he was too lazy to fill his pill box on his own -- and I flat out REFUSED to do it for him).</p><p> </p><p>You're on your way to fixing the broken parts of your family, and it WILL get better. It just takes time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 342439, member: 3444"] It's good that he's willing to take the medications and does it. I have to agree with TM that at some point, he has to take responsibility for himself. You're not his mom and you have enough on your plate. Maybe once he is more stable you can start a conversation about personal responsibility. Eventually, difficult child will need to start filling his own pill box, and who better to model that for him than husband? Perhaps it's time for you and easy child to sneak off for a girls' weekend away. Leave the chart next to the empty pill box and explain to husband that he will need to do the filling for himself AND difficult child while you are away. That's a baby step he could probably take, don't you think? You can always call to check in and ask about whether medications were administered or not. My husband was very resistant to getting involved in the medication schedule for the difficult child's. But I slowly trained him to do it! :p And just this weekend, he FINALLY filled his own dang pill box after me essentially saying "I told you so" when he had a few days of seizures because he couldn't remember if he'd taken a dose or not (because he was too lazy to fill his pill box on his own -- and I flat out REFUSED to do it for him). You're on your way to fixing the broken parts of your family, and it WILL get better. It just takes time. [/QUOTE]
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