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Post by AustinsMom on Mar 29, 2004 17:43:24 GMT -5
I am in shock--no posts on this section in 4 days??!! I have nothing to ask or say, except I've been missing reading your comments here gang. Talk to you later!!
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Post by catatonic on Mar 29, 2004 19:54:36 GMT -5
Weird, huh? Maybe that means everybody's children are now behaving perfectly because of the carefully selected supplements and other treatments. That would be extremely cool.
Not the case here, though. Challenge Boy ate a bunch of Saltines that contained corn syrup and turned into Spaz Boy From H*ll for 24 hours. I'm still trying to recover.
He also has the meanest substitute on earth for an indefinite period of time since his regular teacher is having a baby. He insisted on staying home for a mental health day. His teacher has called 3 times to talk about the evil sub and called back this afternoon to say the principal will get rid of her after 2 more days. (My son isn't the only one who thinks the woman is a psychotic child-hater.) I hope my boy can put up with her for 2 more days. He's been hiding in his other teacher's classroom and begging her not to send him back to Mrs. Meanie. Oh well. I guess I should be grateful he hasn't acted out. Hiding out at least doesn't get him into any trouble.
Now you know all the excitement going on in my life...except the part about backing into a brand new BMW in the school parking lot...but that's better off ignored. Not a happy memory. The stupid BMW was parked in the red zone fire lane (where I didn't see it) so I have some hope the fender bender won't be judged entirely my fault. I may have been dumb, but at least I was in an actual legal parking spot. Grrrrrrr.
What's going on with y'all?
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Post by AustinsMom on Mar 29, 2004 21:04:20 GMT -5
Good to hear from you catatonic. Next time, I think you should make sure you hit a VW instead of a BMW. (Of course that's just my humble opinion, feel free to go for the pricey ones if you'd rather. ;D)
Sorry to hear aabout the saltine incident.
We had continued doing really well--in addition to good behavior, Austin's school work has shown a significant improvement. BUT...(and there's always a but)..we started our first round of diflucan for the yeast last Sunday, and on Thursday things started going downhill. So I guess the yeast die off is causing problems with him, which shouldn't surprise me. But at his worst, it was still much better than our old problems. His schoolwork went down some too, so there is a clear connection there. But he is already settling down some, so hopefully the worst is over.
We are at the end of month one, and started the TMG supplement today. That should increase copper chelation, so could be behavior could decrease again....it's always something, huh.
I'm glad the substitute teacher's days are numbered. Hope your son can manage to put up with her until then!
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Post by catatonic on Mar 30, 2004 7:43:16 GMT -5
What dose of diflucan are you using? The drug trials for diflucan showed that it causes fluctuations in testosterone levels in boys. As the mother of one teenager (so far) I can tell you that hormone fluctuations definitely affect mood and behavior. Maybe the behavioral problems are a reaction to the drug itself rather than the yeast die-off. There's some info on it at the manufacturer's website, but not much: www.pfizer.com/download/uspi_diflucan.pdfOn hitting pricey cars...my kids now point out each and every BMW we pass - by yelling "TARGET" at the top of their lungs. They think this is hilarious. I'm probably somewhat less amused than they are. |
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Post by rosyred45 on Mar 30, 2004 12:55:51 GMT -5
Oh I have no idea about diflucan, BUT I do know an unnamed husband that hit a grand marque about 3 yrs ago. YUP, parked in a no parking zone, he was backing out of the post office and didn't see it. She swore she didn't know it was a no-parking zone. Funny thing is, it was next to the school, hmmmm she used to work at the school,hhhhm her husband was a board memeber at the school, hmmmm she got her nail every day. This is really sounding like someon e is telling a fib. I told him next time he hits her, gun it. She was a nasty broad, b****.  Kaiti and Mikey got into some pepperoni the other day, my motor mouth hasn't stopped talking yet  |
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Post by DenverSarah on Mar 30, 2004 13:06:00 GMT -5
Well Cat one can definitely see from where those kids got their sense of humor! ;D
As far as how things are going around here...my ADHDer is doing better than ever (except for the awful cough that he gets every year around this time that sounds like a lung is trying to come out). There are concerns about his reading level at school, (he's just turned 7 and is in Kindergarten) but as far as behavior goes he's been WONDERFUL!
For the reading, my main concern is that being behind is going to affect his self-esteem. I have no doubt that given time, he will be reading voraciously...he's curious enough! We have decided to homeschool after this year.
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Post by Kimmers on Mar 30, 2004 15:05:36 GMT -5
Well, we are struggling again. Not sure if it is time to mess with his vitamins again or if he is just going through a bad streak but he has been Cat's "Spaz Boy" unbiological twin these past few days.  He has to stay in for two recesses today for talking yesterday. He just cannot sit still or quit talking. Hey Kaiti, are you sure him and Mikey didn't get into the pepperoni together? I am also starting a new job on Monday, which means my posting will not be as frequent. My main internet access has been at work and we don't have a computer at home yet. (I know, we are crazy to be without one!) I will miss being here all the time but I will still check in when I can. I wish Cat were right-that everyone has been completely behaved and that we are not in need of help! We have teacher conferences this afternoon- I am SOOO dreading going because all she does is complain and whine and blah blah blah about how terrible my son is. Never mind that he is doing awesome in learning how to read and that his writing has been improving in huge strides....and so are the Days of Our Lives. Kimmers |
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Post by lllex on Mar 30, 2004 15:06:42 GMT -5
Things are a little hectic for me this week. My DH is off in Colorado skiing - leaving me with the 3 kids! But on the bright side Max is doing really well at home, I don't see any ADD behavior in him - he seems like a normal boy. He gets up in the morning without prompting, gets dressed, brushes his teeth, makes himself breakfast, it's wonderful!  He's also been doing his homework without needing much help - no more than I'd expect any 3rd grader to need. Unfortunately the reports from school haven't changed - she says he's hanging in there with a lot of adult supervision/help. I wonder if they help him automatically without stopping to see if he still needs it, or maybe he's so used to their help that he waits until he gets it  I sure wish I could be a fly on the wall in his classroom, so I could see what's going on without changing the dynamics with my presence. I had a run in with a nice car about a year ago - it was my co-workers , nothing like starting out a Monday with having to tell her I just ran into her car in the parking lot  . Oh well, this too shall pass. Laura |
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Post by DenverSarah on Mar 30, 2004 15:46:02 GMT -5
Kimmers, it really really drives me crazy that so many schools still use the Draconian approach to discipline that is the total opposite of what's appropriate for the very kids who get into the most trouble! Take an active energetic kid who has a hard time sitting at a desk doing worksheets all day (imagine that!) and then TAKE AWAY THE ONE TIME DURING THAT DAY WHEN THEY GET TO RUN! arghhh! Isn't there anything else they can do to punish him for talking that won't make it even HARDER for him to obey the rules? Okay done venting now  Don't become a stranger! |
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Post by Kimmers on Mar 31, 2004 10:08:53 GMT -5
DenverSarah- You read my mind...the whole taking away recess is completely inaproppriate for an ADHD kid. I wonder if the teacher learned anything from keeping him inside for a whole day. Wonder if she'll ever do that again? ;D (hee-hee) The conferences went exactly the way I expected them to. She told me how much he talks all day long and how he has a hard time settling into an activity and how he has trouble focusing blah blah blah. (Everything that I had already told her before school even started!) FINALLY after 30 minutes of just sitting there listening to her go on and on I just butted in and said, "So are you saying my son needs extra help with his work?" THEN she finally says, "Oh no he is a little above the middle of his class academically." Then I said, "Does he need to be in summer school?" She says "No," I said "Okay, that is what I needed to know." From that point the conference was over because I just couldn't stand to sit there any longer and listen to it. I already know how my son is and all of the things he can improve on. I live with him on a daily basis. I don't need to hear it from her for half an hour. And would it have really been so hard for her to just come right out and say, "He is doing fine academically, still needs to work on the talking, and the fidgeting and the focusing, but we are doing this and this and this to try and help him stay on task. Thanks, have a nice day." Is that too much to ask...instead of pick, pick, pick, pick, pick. Okay, vent session is officially over! By the way, I will miss being here every day but I will still be here as much as possible. This place is my escape to sanity!  Kimmers |
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Post by rosyred45 on Mar 31, 2004 12:07:01 GMT -5
Hey Kimmers, you said your son is doing fine academically?
And that the part about you saying the conference was over.
I just had a thought....show of hands.
Your kid has the "okay are you done now, let's move on to something I don't know?" mentality, AND keeps getting into trouble for fidgiting.
Kimmer's it is in NOWAY a bust on your part at all, Just thinking about it, that's how our kids are, then they drift off because they know this that and the other thing.
Funny the thing that I relate to when I see it in a different light. Sincerely thanks for that
Kaiti
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Post by AustinsMom on Apr 1, 2004 0:01:42 GMT -5
Catatonic: Your boys "TARGET!" cries are too funny! I love it. DenverSarah: If you end up with questions about your son's reading, check out www.schwablearning.org if you've not been there. My son has LD and I have gotten alot of good information there. Kimmers: Boy, can I relate about the negative teacher thing!! I have a post traumatic stress reaction when I see her headed toward me now. We are switching to an LD school for next year. |
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Post by catatonic on Apr 1, 2004 7:07:47 GMT -5
I tell my boy's teachers over and over "Keep him after school if you have to, but don't take away his recess." And, of course, I'm sure you all can guess just how effective it is to ask for something reasonable and easy to achieve. That's right...they ignore it.
On post-traumatic stress reaction...I get that from the school counselor. I can literally feel every muscle in my body tensing the moment I catch sight of her squinty-eyed phony smile. Sometimes the urge to treat her like I've been known to treat BMW's is almost overwhelming! I swear, my son's teacher could make him stand naked in the hall as a form of punishment and the counselor would spend an hour explaining to me what a good decision it was. (Luckily, the teacher seems to possess feelings and a conscience, unlike certain counselors I could mention.)
Kimmers, don't be a stranger. Surely you can convince them at your new job that they desperately need internet access for important business reasons...and that you need to spend significant amounts of time on the internet for equally important business reasons. After all, your new co-workers won't understand the way we can when you have one of those days where you feel like strangling the kids, shooting the husband, poisoning the dog, screaming at your mom and then driving around crying until you hit ........ a BMW!!!! There's your justification -- they HAVE to get the internet for you at work because it's a mental health issue. If they don't, it's discrimination!
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