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Reality check -- Mom you can't make me normal!
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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 159488" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>As usual, wonderful words of wisdom from all of you <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> Thank you.</p><p> </p><p>His comment DID catch me off guard and I did find myself questioning everything we've been through, if only for a few minutes. Am I doing the right thing? Is this too much? Are there too many medications? Am I over reacting? Etc., etc.</p><p> </p><p>He got a little argumentative in the parking lot as we left the store yesterday about medications affecting who he is and that he should be free to be all that, and I pointed out that his behavior was unacceptable, and NOT normal for ANYONE, even someone who is different -- disresepect, rude behavior and tantrums over toothbrushes is just not o.k. After stepping off my mother's soapbox, he agreed and apologized. </p><p> </p><p>He's a smart kid and once his emotions settle down, he usually "gets it". Carbon copy of his dad. The trick is helping him deal with his emotions in the moment and that's been the focus of everything we've been doing for him. From biofeedback in the past to the social skills group he's in now to special one-on-one teaching time with me. The medications just help him be able to utilize what he learns, I know that. </p><p> </p><p>We watched the movie "Martian Child" this past weekend (John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Amanda Peet) and it reminded me of difficult child 2 -- any difficult child for that matter. It was literally about having to think outside the box (the kid actually preferred to live in a box) and accept and love a child with differences even in the face of a community that didn't understand.</p><p> </p><p>So yes, our job really does command creative thinking sometimes. And a mountain of patience. I don't need my son to fit into some perfect mold so that he can become X, Y or Z, but I do need him to function appropriately in this world so that he can be a happy and healthy human being. That's what I'm trying to accomplish here. That's my eternal hope.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 159488, member: 3444"] As usual, wonderful words of wisdom from all of you :D Thank you. His comment DID catch me off guard and I did find myself questioning everything we've been through, if only for a few minutes. Am I doing the right thing? Is this too much? Are there too many medications? Am I over reacting? Etc., etc. He got a little argumentative in the parking lot as we left the store yesterday about medications affecting who he is and that he should be free to be all that, and I pointed out that his behavior was unacceptable, and NOT normal for ANYONE, even someone who is different -- disresepect, rude behavior and tantrums over toothbrushes is just not o.k. After stepping off my mother's soapbox, he agreed and apologized. He's a smart kid and once his emotions settle down, he usually "gets it". Carbon copy of his dad. The trick is helping him deal with his emotions in the moment and that's been the focus of everything we've been doing for him. From biofeedback in the past to the social skills group he's in now to special one-on-one teaching time with me. The medications just help him be able to utilize what he learns, I know that. We watched the movie "Martian Child" this past weekend (John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Amanda Peet) and it reminded me of difficult child 2 -- any difficult child for that matter. It was literally about having to think outside the box (the kid actually preferred to live in a box) and accept and love a child with differences even in the face of a community that didn't understand. So yes, our job really does command creative thinking sometimes. And a mountain of patience. I don't need my son to fit into some perfect mold so that he can become X, Y or Z, but I do need him to function appropriately in this world so that he can be a happy and healthy human being. That's what I'm trying to accomplish here. That's my eternal hope. [/QUOTE]
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