Yikes! =O

[ERNurse752]

Took care of a 12 y/o tripping on acid last night. (Yes, TWELVE!!!)

His parents called from the car to have security meet them at the door...they had to stop in the middle of the street, b/c he was trying to jump out of it while moving.

Doing the whole hallucinating spiders/cobwebs/smoke/fire thing...

He said he had been drinking, smoking pot, and took some pills...said he didn't remember anything else. Told me I wouldn't find Xanax or X in his drug screen...so I'm assuming he's never-ever taken those either.

He says he's been doing these things for awhile...

How sad

[NurseDennie, BSN, RN]

((((((Jennie P))))))

Yeah - that kind of disability making raising kids SO much harder! I was so incredibly lucky, and my only real experience with TRULY ADHD (as opposed to my kid who just was a little bit hyper) kids was as a sunday-school teacher. Oh Man Oh Man Oh Man that is HARD. They can't focus and concentrate no matter how much they try, so they seem to hit some sort of spot where they just go 'oh well, it's not working I'm just going to go with it' and really act out.

That's one of the reasons I like being the nursery lady at my church so much. I like to know that mums of kids who have a hard time at least get a couple of hours of peace and quiet each week when *I* watch their kids.

Love

Dennie

[hoolahan, ASN, RN]

((((((Jennie P))))) That is what triggered my friend's dtr, a move out of state. She was depressed at leaving her friends, and got in w the wrong crowd. MY friend had thought it was the perfect time for a move b/c she would be starting HS in the new place, and not having to start in the middle of the four years, or worse in the middle of a school year.

I shouldn't have generalized. Every parent has thier trials, maybe mine are yet to come.

always, I don't wish to discuss it much, but I pretty much raised myself too. I was lucky though to have some really good teachers, and neighbors, and God knows what I would've turned out like if I didn;t have their example. I think you and I have an advantage, b/c we know all the mistakes not to make with our kids!

BTW, does anyone else, in my age group I guess, think The Brady Bunch played w your perception of what family should be? I remember always wishing I had a family like that, it really plays with your head!! I would describe my own family as more like Rosanne. I am no June Cleaver!! LOL!

[Jenny P]

Thanks Dennie and Hoolihan for the hugs and support. I thank my lucky stars (and an army of guardian angels and God!) that my son is doing well now and my daughter didn't go that route also!

You know, you can do "EVERYTHING" right and still have a kid try drugs and wind up in situations you never expected or wanted to be in. I'd get so mad and angry at some people (including relatives!) who seemed to think they "knew" how to raise kids better than me and tell me what I did wrong. The worst ones were those who'd never had kids!!

My advice is this: Love your kids, be involved in their lives, keep communication lines open, and PRAY!!!! And let them know you are praying for them every day. But then place them in God's hands, and don't blame yourself if your child still travels down the wrong path. Been there; done that; and it doesn't feel good at all.

[Furball]

I agree Hoolahan....my family resembles "Roseanne" also...not perfect but we do love each other a lot. My sister told me that I reminded her of the all dressed in black Darlene character when I was a teenager. Gee, thanks sis.