-Re: -screaming , marriage etc

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In a message dated 8/27/01 5:40:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time, nmlinnen@... writes:

Besides which, his mother clearly has cleaning/order ocd but never had to address it as she was the unchallenged queen of her own domain (her home) at all times- her house run more like an institution in my opinion.

LOL (big laugh) !!!! You just described my OCD mother-in-law to a "T." I hope things settle down for you soon. You deserve a HUGE break!!!!

I agree with you about how stressful moving is to *some* people. 's OCD went into over-drive once we moved 5 years ago. It also didn't help that we had two ANGRY teenagers that were mad that we moved them 'so far away' from their friends. Poor babies--- we moved only 10 miles away from our old house and you'd think we moved them to another country!!!! Luckily, when they started to DRIVE--- all that anger went away because they could drive to see their old friends, but new problems replaced the old ones. Like --staying out late and not knowing where they were, familiar looking 'seeds' in baggies found under their beds (Naturally, I had NO idea what THAT was , visits from the police ... etc... LOL!!! It NEVER ends!!! Don't be fooled by these parents you see who seem to have 'the perfect kids.' OCD is NOTHING compared to some of the stories I've heard from those so-called 'perfect parents with perfect kids!!' And those stories will make your toes curl !!!

We've exchanged MANY tales while sitting in court waiting for our son's (or daughters) cases to be called!! So, my point is: You could have a kid with NO disorders at all, and still have BIG TROUBLE on your hands!!

If there's one GOOD thing I can say about having a child w/ OCD--- our kids have ENOUGH on their hands and probably won't need to go looking for something else to give them a THRILL. Unlike those 'perfect kids', OUR kids will probably be too afraid to try anything new!

Joni (with her fingers crossed and knockin' on wood)