tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413947404182808106.post1844111068212128877..comments2023-04-01T12:48:21.462-07:00Comments on The Briar Patch: Hello Freak-OutBriarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714626226636654484noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413947404182808106.post-10760149784195101992011-07-06T21:55:55.200-07:002011-07-06T21:55:55.200-07:00Yeah... we started giving our son meds at 5. He wa...Yeah... we started giving our son meds at 5. He was that out of control and it was a life saver. He stopped when he started college 3 yrs ago and quite frankly, I think it would still help him and I know he drinks with his friends and smokes dope, sometimes, but what's a mother to do? He's 21 now.<br /><br />Interesting about the ADD connection. Its just adding fuel to my theory about Lexiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15213559319252118335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413947404182808106.post-81018362507414024902011-07-06T17:58:42.514-07:002011-07-06T17:58:42.514-07:00Kelly, yes, venting about it and writing it out di...Kelly, yes, venting about it and writing it out did bring me to solution. It has to be more clear though what "stepping up" means so I'm going to have to create a boundary contract or something like that with allowances for the occasional screw up. But honestly, I'm not sure he's going to be able to sell Lexie and Roi on it no matter what contract we draw up. In the meantimeBriarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13714626226636654484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413947404182808106.post-6651117344840925912011-07-06T13:18:32.964-07:002011-07-06T13:18:32.964-07:00Hang tough Briar. I think that you are doing the r...Hang tough Briar. I think that you are doing the right thing. My son is going into his senior year in college and is a brilliant musician with AD/HD and no picnic to live with. I have already told him that he is NOT going to be living with us after he graduates. We love him to bits and he is welcome to visit, but that is all!<br /><br />I know... we want to give them a chance to step up to the Lexiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15213559319252118335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413947404182808106.post-39054724871038708952011-07-06T12:46:02.630-07:002011-07-06T12:46:02.630-07:00I don't know if you meant it to happen, but I ...I don't know if you meant it to happen, but I can see how writing this out led to the solution in the last paragraph. I've found this happening with me, in the past. It's like talking through our problems...giving our brain a way to de-loop and see different possible paths.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805281199840274328noreply@blogger.com