| Grant Conrad 2003-03-26, 11:23 am |
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Thanks for the reply. It's nice (in a matter of speaking)=20
to know I'm not alone in this. I can't imagine what it=20
would be like if he wasn't even mine. That would be tough.=20
I'd probably be in jail for murder.
"Special Attention" Is that the kind Homer gives Bart when=20
he wraps his hands around Barts throat? : )
My twins have been great. However, That actually scares me=20
to death. Until about the age of 4, David was awesome.=20
Everyone always said "your so lucky to have such a good=20
baby" Heh! He's made up for those days 10-fold.
I know what you mean about the friends too. Nice when you=20
find out, all-too-late that you weren't invited to some=20
event because they didn't want you to bring your kid.
I do feel terrible for David because your right, He truly=20
doesn't understand why he does the things he does. Then it=20
is like a broken light switch though. there are the "on"=20
days and then there are the, all more common "OFF!" days.=20
when he is on its like he's a different kid. And I mean=20
WOW!
You ever watch your kid sit in the yard pulling the grass=20
out by himself because he has managed to piss off every=20
other kid in the neighborhood? That'll tear your hart out.
By your response I'm sure you know all too well what I=20
mean.=20
It'll be a while before he is bigger than me but I can't=20
wait. ; )
I haven't had to change schools "yet" but I am in constant=20
communication with them and they are aware of his=20
condition. They do what they can. Its a good school system=20
and depending on the teacher he has good and bad times. He=20
has been suspended from the bus on occasion which plays=20
hell on my wife and me since we then have to figure out=20
who gets to mess up their work schedule to play taxi.=20
Thanks again for chatting with me about this.
It does help. I may need to host a news group on this=20
topic, Hmm....
A potential "True" friend,
Grant
>-----Original Message-----
>"Grant Conrad" <gconrad@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4a3e01c2f3a5$ab024000$330
1280a@phx.gbl...
>> I believe you said;
>> "I have a seventeen-year-old step-son with ADD and twins
>> that'll turn five in two weeks from today..."
>
>Yup that was me...
>
>> I had one of those mornings with my ADHD 8yr old and I=20
was
>> just wondering, how did your ADD son make it to 17.
>
>Dang, you're going to make me have to get serious for a=20
bit...
>He made it to 17, but might not make it to 18 (in less=20
than three months).
>If and when he does, I hope the door doesn't hit him in=20
the a$$ on the way
>out.
>
>> David,
>> my son, turns 9 in about 3 weeks if he lives that long.=20
He
>> seems to get progressively worse the older he gets. Yes,
>> for those others who may be reading this, I know that=20
kids
>> get harder to deal with the older they get but I can say
>> this don't comment unless your child has gone under
>> psychological evaluation and tests and been diagnosed=20
with
>> ADHD. It is like measuring the magnitude of an=20
earthquake.
>> Every point is exponential. I feel I should get a merit
>> badge for everyday I don't kill him.
>
>Zach was about 10 when I met his mother, so I can only=20
attest of her horror
>stories of how he was before that. My twin sons are=20
quite a handful, even
>though we don't think either had ADD or ADHD, they are=20
developmentally
>delayed, and my wife says managing the two of them (who=20
try to kill each
>other at least ten times a day) is still much easier than=20
it was only
>raising Zach at that age alone. Zach had been kicked out=20
of school after
>school early on because of his behavioral problems. I'd=20
lost quite a few
>friends because of Zach's behavioral problems, but I look=20
at it as better
>knowing who my true friends are. It's something=20
chemical, Zach can't really
>help it. My true friends understand.
>
>> Sorry all for having to read this. I was just sitting=20
here
>> at work still dazed by my morning argument and thought I
>> would vent.
>
>There are times when I need to vent, too. Humor is my=20
vent.
>
>> I have a headache... "It's NOT a TuMoR"
>
>My wife thinks I might have brain tumors, too.
>
>>
>> G
>>
>> BTW Happy belated birthday to your twins.
>> They turned 5 on the 19th? My Twins just turned 1 on the
>> 13th.
>
>Egads... I have a nephew who turned five uh... a couple=20
days ago I think.
>Hope my sister will forgive me. She's a professional=20
baker and sent down
>TWO cakes she made just for the boys, cost her $65=20
dollars to ship them, and
>I didn't even call to wish her son a happy birthday,=20
cripes I'm crap.
>
>Hang in there, Grant. Your nine-year-old needs special=20
attention. It's
>pure hell, but imagine if it wasn't even your own child. =20
I've put up with a
>lot from Zach, he's not my own kid, but he's got nobody=20
else except his mom
>and I and his two half-brothers. His dad lives 1500=20
miles away. He hates
>me, but I take care of him in spite of it all.
>
>
>--
>Fris "Just wait until he's bigger than you - then the=20
real fun begins" bee=AE
>MCNGP #13
>
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>
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