i’m tyring

Hey, I'm with you.  It is a chore to raise a special needs child.  We just have to keep our support, keep our strenght and keep our sanity!  Not necessarily in that order either!  I also try to keep things light sometimes.  You can only do what you can do.  We will all have good days and we are sure to have bad.  But, that's life and this is it. 

It' is nice to come to the forum and share our frustrations, thoughts, and joys.

Thanks all!

nah - vodka is my deal 

my concern is he had a great day but didn't get anything done! he was pleasant just non-productive. He is in Montessori where it is almost all independent - the goal is 4 pieces of work a day - 3 if they are large pieces.

so where would midway be Illinois? I dont think we can go to a day spa it needs to be a weekend retreat!

wi is wisconsin right? sorry my abbrev skills need work! Yeah I am not sure where halfway is but Illinois might not really be spa country unless it is someplace swanky in Chicago - sorry I am tired and getting silly.

Thanks for the lightness it helps to have others to goof off with

so seriously why are you thinking about getting the adhd testing done for yourself - that was you right? My reasons are mostly about the scattered brain, impulsive, and hyped up things i sometimes do. I am a total workaholic and try to be a super mom too (not soo successfully these days) but I have seriously been thinking there may be more then 1 dx in our family.

Dh aside - he would have to be add - inattentive - he is the most mellow human ever!

well good luck - i hope it goes well and you get an answer - dont let anyone discourage you from following your gut either for yourself or your kids.

We will talk agian soon - I am going night night.

yeah I go anywhere for that also.  and yeah we could keep this alive.  lol

to be a good mom, do all the research, keep my patience up, be a good communicator, advocate you know all the stuff we do. But crap I just want a massage! Seriously I think we are doing ok, then something he does strikes me as off, then ok, then hey lets fight about going to school. Sorry I am babbling but I just need to get this out of my system b/c I try to joke around and be casual about all of our issues but tonight I am just frustrated.

Long and short , aus woke up and first words were I dont want to go to school, this goes on and on (get dressed or you go in your pj's b/c you ARE going), silence on the ride ("i knew you were gonna make me go") I pick him up and his teacher says he was GREAT today - really he was sweet as could be - only one problem he did not get ONE THING DONE!!!!! Yeah I would say that was a problem. SO he has extra homework (not much just one extra item), come home and we start the struggle b/c he wants to check his math w/ aclaculator - yeah right. Karate - oops its testing day and guess who doesn't know his student creed? Whose fault mom hasn' been practicing it with him - say what????? Dinner table and after - ANGELIC! Whose kid is this? He is driving me nuts I really dont know if I am coming or going with him and I dont think my zoloft is doing a thing for me ! Holy crap this is long - sorry. My dh is trying to be helpful and supportive but he has the attention span of a gnat right now and I dont think I am getting through to him tonight so thanks for listening to me rant...... I needed that!

oops the topic was supposed to be I'm trying not......

oh well guess that really says it all

Wow...kudos goes out to you for venting and doing what u can....all I can say is my kid is also great at school it is also b4 and after that the problem occurs.  I am just happy he has full days now....lol  I know that is terrible but we all need a break even if for just a few hours.  you and I need to get together and go to a spa for a day...That would be fun...and I will even bring the vodka