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Monthly Archives: February 2010

Sunday Review

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Well, I’ll be honest.  I’m having a bit of fun at my child’s expense right now.  Rye’s new ‘girlfriend’ is texting him on my phone and since Rye isn’t home and I am sitting here having to deal with the phone I decided to text her back with her thinking I am Rye.  I’m just [...]

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Put Your Big Girl Panties On

Friday, February 26, 2010

As for yesterday, I guess we all have those days.  Those days where you just feel so down on yourself you are pretty sure you could just melt into a puddle and drain away into an ocean somewhere never to be found again.
But alas…I will say I am proud of myself.  I let my pity [...]

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Thursday, February 25, 2010

this morning has not been good.  i let rye go to a church youth group thing with a friend last night that he often goes to on wednesday nights but then this morning he could not get to school.   or i should say would not go to school.  were i a stronger parent, i [...]

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The Rise Of Generation T

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Lord, sometimes I have conversations with Rye that just completely crack me up.  I often feel he is of such a different generation than I am in so many ways (and I had him in my mid 20’s so I am not an older mom).  Particularly with regard to technology and how much that has [...]

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Antidepressant [SSRI] Stories And Dangers

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Well, I had a post in mind for today but then I sat down to the computer to write and changed my mind.  I received this comment from Shila on Goodnight Moon, Goodnight Seroquel and had to change my direction.
I’m fourteen, and after a recent suicide attempt overdose on Wellbutrin, I had to stay at [...]

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Massage, Anxiety And Mood

Monday, February 22, 2010

So, when 2010 began Don and I agreed that as a part of Rye’s mood management routine here at the house we would incorporate regular massage to help him relax and regulate his anxiety and overall mood.  Don and I are both big fans of and believers in massage and between us use massage weekly [...]

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Clotus: A Celebration Of Shortness

Sunday, February 21, 2010

We have two dogs,  Clotus and Letta.
This is our dog Clotus. He is a full bred Short Jack Russell Terrier.  This means he is super short.
Clotus was the runt of his litter.  He is very ‘off breed’ (ie, he is too unlike his parents in stature and color to be bred).  Becasue of this, we [...]

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Bipolar Child Or Highly Sensitive Child?

Friday, February 19, 2010

I ask myself this question often with regard to Rye.  Is he really bipolar or is he just highly sensitive?  Granted, he has had periods of mania and psychosis which by textbook definition make him bipolar.  However, every time he has had true mania or psychosis it has been initially induced by psychiatric medications.  Specifically [...]

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…’should’ continued…

Thursday, February 18, 2010

so, as to the don’t ’should’ story…
What Red meant in this statement is that it is not good for one to look at the world through a lens of ’shoulds’ because you ruin what is by comparing it to what you feel, for whatever reason, should be.
In other words,  by ’shouding’ all over everything,  not [...]

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Don’t ‘Should’ All Over Everything

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Well, first things first.  Rick, or Rye, made it through school yesterday without incident.  He was perky when I picked him up and pleasant all through the evening.  He went out of his way to apologize to Don and promised the problem behavior we saw towards me would not happen again.  They played Wii and [...]

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Mood Swings or Manipulation?

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Having a naturally highly emotional child, this is one of the factors we deal with on a weekly basis.
What is real emotion?  What behaviors and reactions are in the child’s control?  Which ones are not in their control?  And which ones are being used to manipulate?
It’s hard to know sometimes.
As Rye becomes older and enters [...]

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