Sheryl, I'm so sorry. The emergency department is not a reasonable way to have to manage your son's ongoing issues. I'm sorry it's the best resource available to you right now.
Yes, this. Thanks for finding words for me, lisah!
I've really got to learn to just do the damage and get out of town. It's the 'stay and gloat' that gets me every time.
Ethan Rayne ,'Potential'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Jun 07, 2022 10:06:20 am PDT #15537 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
DavidS - Jun 07, 2022 1:03:02 pm PDT #15538 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Chaos reigns! Landis the Contractor came with his power drill and his 5 year old son and got the whole wall's worth of shelving down in about 15 minutes. Then for bonus he whipped out his knife, cut our old carpet in half and helped us yank it out from under the couch and furniture and got the whole thing out to the back of his truck for a dumpster run.
We are officially at the stage where nothing is normal and we just have to plow ahead to get to the other side.
Steph L. - Jun 07, 2022 1:44:23 pm PDT #15539 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
We are officially at the stage where nothing is normal and we just have to plow ahead to get to the other side.
Ugh, moving is THE WORST, *but* I just keep thinking of the pictures of the new house you've posted on FB, and how all the weird state-of-limbo chaos is going to be SO worth it when everyone is finally all settled in.
NoiseDesign - Jun 07, 2022 1:52:52 pm PDT #15540 of 30000
Our wings are not tired
We are officially at the stage where nothing is normal and we just have to plow ahead to get to the other side.
Oh I know this stage so well, but the other side of it is going to be SO AMAZING!
Sheryl - Jun 07, 2022 3:15:19 pm PDT #15541 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
We ended up getting him into an inpatient ward at Children's Hospital, since the ER visits weren't helping. I don't know how long he'll be there. Right now I'm feeling like a complete failure as a mom.
Dana - Jun 07, 2022 3:25:59 pm PDT #15542 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
I hope it helps. It all sounds so hard with no easy solutions.
-t - Jun 07, 2022 3:27:08 pm PDT #15543 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
{{Sheryl}} That must have been a tough decision. I hope it helps.
Steph L. - Jun 07, 2022 3:52:11 pm PDT #15544 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Right now I'm feeling like a complete failure as a mom.
Sheryl, this is a very, very hard situation your family is in. But you are the opposite of a failure here -- you are pursuing treatment to help your son, and that is my definition of a great parent. There is no way in which you've failed him.
Laura - Jun 07, 2022 4:17:52 pm PDT #15545 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
{{{Sheryl}} I know how difficult this decision is. I had to hospitalize my son Brendon a couple times as a teen due to drug issues. You are doing what you need to do for the health and safety of your child. You and Gary have been wonderful parents who are doing everything possible to give your son the care and treatment he needs. Please be kind to yourselves. You are caring loving parents.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 07, 2022 5:57:19 pm PDT #15546 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Steph and Laura are right. The challenges you've been handed with Mr. S are NOT the standard things like skinned knees and refusing to eat vegetables that every parent is expected to deal with on their own. You're seeking out people with the expertise to give your son the help he needs.