At home this afternoon with 4 kids -
8 yo Mini-Me, 8 yo Termite, my 13 year old son I think I'll call "The Total Package," and a sulking but hopefully contrite 19 yo. Can't seem to get a handle on the day. Got chicken defrosting for dinner. Leaving in an hour to pick up Baby Girl from the movies, take a second stab at getting a heat lamp bulb for the chickens (who knew they came in different sizes?) and pick up Queen Bee from work.
My new buddy, the Secret Pepper Person, had some real-life observations about ADHD meds recently. Concerta made for a nice trip to Walmart today - no holding onto Termite for dear life or constantly telling him to put stuff down. Instead, we walked through the store like(relatively) normal people and talked (yes, actual sentences) about what he wanted to buy. At the rate he is going, I'm hopeful that he will be able to learn to read (or at least be able to write his name by the end of the third grade.). The formation of opinions about the use of ADHD medications should be delayed until after you have had the opportunity to spend the day with a child whose brain wave activity is "markedly abnormal" and who can't pay attention long enough to play.
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