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I don't want to get my hopes up, because I thought that the last medication was helping, too, and that turned out not to be the case at all, but it seems like the Risperdal seems to be helping. We're had several instances where something happened to upset difficult child's apple cart and I was preparing for the screaming meltdown, and...nothing! I'm not saying that he wasn't upset about it, but he could TALK to me.
Last night was a great example. We were supposed to go to visit my friend today as we never saw her for Christmas, but I've been sick since New Year's Eve and called her and cancelled. He was disappointed that we were not going (mostly because he knows that she has a Christmas present for him, I think) and kept going on and on about how he's mad that we're not going and that I ruined his weekend. I told him that I was relly sorry he was disappointed, but that I'm not happy that I don't feel well and if I had my way I would be well and we would be going. He kept telling me that same thing and I told him that he really needed to leave me alone because him repeating the same thing over and over (that I ruined his weekend because we're not going) was really only making me angry and making a sick mother angry is really not the best idea. He actually walked away, but before he did he made sure that I knew that if we were not going to go he was never going to eat or drink anything ever again. Well, dear, that's your decision, now isn't it? About a half hour later he came back down to me and asked me that if didn;t go to see my friend would we at least have KFC for dinner instead since we made tonight take out night. I told him that that was a doable request and I would speak to his father about it. Then he went and had some left over spaghetti that was in the fridge. So much for never eating again.
Yes, it would be nice if we could get to end of the issue without any drama whatsoever, but I think that fact that he's not screaming and melting down every time he does not get his way is a good beginning. I just hope that it lasts.
Pam
Last night was a great example. We were supposed to go to visit my friend today as we never saw her for Christmas, but I've been sick since New Year's Eve and called her and cancelled. He was disappointed that we were not going (mostly because he knows that she has a Christmas present for him, I think) and kept going on and on about how he's mad that we're not going and that I ruined his weekend. I told him that I was relly sorry he was disappointed, but that I'm not happy that I don't feel well and if I had my way I would be well and we would be going. He kept telling me that same thing and I told him that he really needed to leave me alone because him repeating the same thing over and over (that I ruined his weekend because we're not going) was really only making me angry and making a sick mother angry is really not the best idea. He actually walked away, but before he did he made sure that I knew that if we were not going to go he was never going to eat or drink anything ever again. Well, dear, that's your decision, now isn't it? About a half hour later he came back down to me and asked me that if didn;t go to see my friend would we at least have KFC for dinner instead since we made tonight take out night. I told him that that was a doable request and I would speak to his father about it. Then he went and had some left over spaghetti that was in the fridge. So much for never eating again.
Yes, it would be nice if we could get to end of the issue without any drama whatsoever, but I think that fact that he's not screaming and melting down every time he does not get his way is a good beginning. I just hope that it lasts.
Pam