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Where do you get the strength to keep putting up with this?
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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 476562" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Welcome, Happysquid. (Funny name, by the way. Sort of like a Chinese restaurant. Or, a mom with-extra arms to strangle kids, lol!)</p><p></p><p>I hear you.</p><p>I am so sorry you've been to 5 doctors with-out a good diagnosis. I agree, ADHD and ODD are useless. You need a REAL diagnosis, such as, does your son have neurological issues, such as brain issues or autism spectrum disorder? Or chemical, such as bipolar? Or something else? </p><p>It would be most helpful if he would take medications. Something just to take the edge off.</p><p>I'm not beneath bribery. Does he play video games or watch TV? Take them away until he swallows the medication. We've had a few knock-downs about that but it is much, much better now, and our difficult child usually admits that the medications help him. Then he'll turn arrogant and think he knows it all and argue until he's blue in the face. (Or we are, or both.)</p><p>How do we do it? Sometimes we don't. I know I've found myself in bed, crying, way too many times with-this kid. I've wasted entire days checking emails from teachers, turning in HIS assignments and going to mtngs because of him, when I could have been painting, writing, or at the very least, in a good mood.</p><p>Our therapists tell us to be Happy Warriors. Prepare to do battle constantly, but don't actually scream or lop off the kid's head. Just stand strong and do not back down. </p><p>We also put on Rhino Skin, so thick that nothing can hurt us, not the worst name in the book, not the foulest language, not the buttons that usually send us into orbit.</p><p>We show up on the board to get support and strength, because so many parents of regular kids do not have a clue. (So many say, "I'd beat the @*$%*#@$ out of him," or "I'd send him away," or "Where's your husband?")</p><p>I hear you!</p><p><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/consoling.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":consoling:" title="consoling :consoling:" data-shortname=":consoling:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 476562, member: 3419"] Welcome, Happysquid. (Funny name, by the way. Sort of like a Chinese restaurant. Or, a mom with-extra arms to strangle kids, lol!) I hear you. I am so sorry you've been to 5 doctors with-out a good diagnosis. I agree, ADHD and ODD are useless. You need a REAL diagnosis, such as, does your son have neurological issues, such as brain issues or autism spectrum disorder? Or chemical, such as bipolar? Or something else? It would be most helpful if he would take medications. Something just to take the edge off. I'm not beneath bribery. Does he play video games or watch TV? Take them away until he swallows the medication. We've had a few knock-downs about that but it is much, much better now, and our difficult child usually admits that the medications help him. Then he'll turn arrogant and think he knows it all and argue until he's blue in the face. (Or we are, or both.) How do we do it? Sometimes we don't. I know I've found myself in bed, crying, way too many times with-this kid. I've wasted entire days checking emails from teachers, turning in HIS assignments and going to mtngs because of him, when I could have been painting, writing, or at the very least, in a good mood. Our therapists tell us to be Happy Warriors. Prepare to do battle constantly, but don't actually scream or lop off the kid's head. Just stand strong and do not back down. We also put on Rhino Skin, so thick that nothing can hurt us, not the worst name in the book, not the foulest language, not the buttons that usually send us into orbit. We show up on the board to get support and strength, because so many parents of regular kids do not have a clue. (So many say, "I'd beat the @*$%*#@$ out of him," or "I'd send him away," or "Where's your husband?") I hear you! :consoling: [/QUOTE]
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