medical musings

My youngest son was diagnosed with ADD today. There's really not a family history of it, but I can't say I'm surprised by the diagnosis. We homeschooled when he was younger, so his fidgity nature was not a problem. He could roll on the floor as we did math facts and color on a paper or build with legos as I read aloud. While I'm glad we were able to do all that and avoid medication, I wish I had thought more about it before putting him in public school for high school. His whole first semester is a washout because the kid just couldn't cope with the distractions.

One thing I am concerned about is that many kids who are diagnosed ADD/ADHD are in fact bi polar and there is a family history of that. I don't really see that in him though, but maybe I'm fooling myself. It is so hard when it is your kids you are talking about. We want everything to be easy for them, and so often things aren't.

So, we are starting on medications for the ADD and hopefully we will see an improvement. The doctor started him on a low dose and warned that it may not be enough to make a difference. I'd rather start low though and work our way up if needed than just start off whith a whopping dose he may not need.

After the long testing session I felt Joel needed some reward so I let him get a piercing he has been wanting for a while. It looks awful but he likes it. The things we do for our kids!

Love is in the Air

We're planning a wedding here at my house. My oldest son has announced his intention to make his girlfriend his wife come fall. I'm of two minds about this. One is that I am far too young to be a mother-in-law, which means he is far too young to get married. He'll just have to wait 10 or 20 years until I feel ready. The other is joy that he is moving on with his life and taking the next big step. He's already self-supporting, which means we can no longer deduct him on our income taxes. He's a mature young man and hopefully will make a good husband. Husband, that sounds so old! Sob! He's too young!

Okay, get a grip on yourself. I can deal with this. After all, people get married every day, so parents deal with losing their baby boys and girls every day. I'm no different. I think.

Anayway, I won't have much to do with the planning since I am the mother of the groom but hopefully they will let me help since I have a feeling next year I will be the mother of the bride. Sigh.

things that bug me

Everyone has things that bug them, and most of the time they are minor things. I am no exception.

People who ask me what color something is. Unless you are color blind you should be able to figure this out for yourself.

People who ask me what I think of something and then argue with my answer. If you ask for my opinion, you are going to get it. Take it or leave it but don't try to change my mind.

People leaving the toilet seat up. Fortunately I have trained my family well and they don't do this.

People who cut me off. This is just plain rude, not to mention dangerous. Chances are you are not in a huge hurry to get where you are going and can wait a millisecond anyway.

People getting in the express lane with too many items. Can't you people count???

People who wait until the cashier has finished ringing up all their purchases to get out their form of payment. Is it a big surprise that you have to pay? Have you never been to a store before?

This one doesn't bug me so much as make me mad: People who are cruel to children and animals. How you treat the defenseless says a lot about you. And what it says to me is: you are a jerk.

Speaking of animals, people who don't get their pets spayed or neutered really bugs me too. Animals don't have to procreate to live a fulfilled life. Really.

So there is the short list of things that bug me. I hope it sparked some irritation on your part. ;-)