What do you do when your kid drives you crazy?

August 8, 2005

Hi there,

I'm new to the group and this is my first post. I am looking for

a support group because as much as I love my son, he is driving me

nuts. He is super whiny, uber melodramatic, rude, violent,

manipulative, sneaky, obsessive, inappropriate at the worst times,

loves to run off and create scenes in public and ughh, is just about

to make me rip all my hair out. I love him so much, and when he

isn't being manic or ill-behaved in some other way, he can

occasionally be the sweet loving boy I adore. But those times are

SO few and far between now, it seems like I am constantly lecturing,

punishing or arguing with him (as he LOVES to argue about everything

I ever say). He has done things that seriously make me worry he may

have to be hospitalized at some point. Things that couldn't

possibly be just from the Aspergers and other DX. So far he has

ADHD, ODD, Aspergers, mild depression and hints from the last psych

visit that things will most likely keep emerging over time. His

last ARD meeting had a good 15 minute discussion on the future

possibility of parent abuse. Not only that, but his propensity for

melodrama may actually get me in some serious legal problems

sometime. He has already gotten me investigated for child abuse

after telling his school I beat him and leave bruises that last for

months at a time. He tells his father ( my ex) that I use drugs and

that I do all sorts of horrible things to him. He loves telling

stories as that is the only socially acceptable form of

communication he is good at yet. I just don't know how to handle

him anymore and the boy is only 8 years old. This is ridiculous. I

must sound like a horrible mother but I can't help it. I simply

feel the way I feel. So, I would love to vent some more about

this. I saw after reading some posts, that others here may feel a

bit of what I am feeling but I didn't read too many posts so don't

know for sure. If anyone has dealt with this, I would really like

to hear from you. Thank you in advance.

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