Guest guest Posted November 21, 2004 Report Share Posted November 21, 2004 ON HIS MED HE CAN DO A LOT BETTER THAN BEFORE AND HE IS HAPPIER..HE EATS BETTER AND JUST IS A BETTER PERSON..WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE CONDEM THIS BUT I KNOW IT WAS THE RIGHT WAY TO GO ..JUST THOUGHT I PUT MY TWO CENTS IN SORRY IF I INTERRUPTED HUGS TO YOU BOTH Pam, You are not interrupting! If you are, then I do it all the time! Even taking the Ritalin/Concerta later, I still wanted to beat my head against the wall. I would know she did an assignment, that she had put it in her bookbag and got it to school, and she still would "lose" it and not get it turned in--and then it would be considered late by some teachers. If you saw her locker you'd know why, and I even bought a locker organizer for her! Unfortunately, she decided that since kids weren't going to accept her, she would not be concerned about how she dressed. So there was a battle. Her Sr. was hell because some mean girls were taunting her. You can walk away, but it still hurts, and you only take it for so long. She came home one morning and got on her knees sobbing uncontrollably and said she wasn't going back. After talking to our Assoc. Pastor (a woman) & the counselor, it was agreed that she would hang in there until the end of the first semester, and then she could take the remaining classes at our Jr. College. That helped a lot, but she has held a lot of bitterness in her heart for putting up with it for so long. I guess those that condemn taking medications would rather her emotions go uncontrollable and go in and shoot their kids! She would not participate in graduation ceremonies because she never really felt a part of the class, which was hard for me, but graduation isn't about me, it's hers. I was proud of her though. After graduation the girl that taunted her the most had a car accident and killed her sister because she wasn't paying attention when she pulled out on the highway. agreed that her life would be hell for the rest of her life, and at my suggestion sent a sympathy card to her. We may never know what impact it had, or if it did, but know she did the right thing. Sometimes it doesn't seem they ever 'get it' that they were hurting someone. Since parents hurt for them, I dealt with a lot of emotions as well. I'll never regret giving her the medication though, for I know it would have been even worse. Love, N.__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2004 Report Share Posted November 21, 2004 when I was growing up were called "bad" kids and were always in trouble for daydreaming and not paying attention or being able to sit still That was definitely me, but not hyper. Even in first grade I got a ruler over my hand for not paying attention, and notes in my report card for daydreaming. In the upper grades I remember teachers asking me questions when they knew I wasn't "with them." It was hard to get good grades when you missed half of it. And yeah, people didn't know how to treat it, so we suffered. I definitely would have benefited from medication. Now I don't have to concentrate for long periods of time so don't worry about it. Wasn't it so nice of me to pass it on?! There are several members on my mom's side of the family with ADD/ADHD so pretty sure that's where it came from. Love, N.__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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