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The Wendling spent most of his weekend with me sleeping & eating. I'm guessing it's another growth spurt, among his last. He's 5'8" now, or 173 cm.
A while back my son lied to me about taking his ADD meds before he drove us around. Therefore I didn't let him drive us home yesterday because I hadn't seen him take them. He was cheesed off about that. Tough noogies, kiddo: consequences.
Speaking of ADD meds, Aspiring Ex heard on NPR about a pricey set of games designed by neurologists for younger kids with ADD to teach them how to work their brains, thereby reducing or eliminating the need for meds that wreck your sleep & appetite, stunt your growth, and make the kids (and, in a different way, their parents) feel not so good. AX asked me if I wanted to go for it.
I said, in essence, "Sure, but it'll be a tough sell to him." I envisioned his responses: "I'm too old for this." "I don't really have a problem." And so on.
Wrong. He hates the meds so much that a possible reduction therein was all it took to sell him on the idea. I'm relieved he's willing to try it - maybe it even shows some welcome signs of maturity - and I feel that much worse about one of the hardest decisions I've ever made as a parent.
A while back my son lied to me about taking his ADD meds before he drove us around. Therefore I didn't let him drive us home yesterday because I hadn't seen him take them. He was cheesed off about that. Tough noogies, kiddo: consequences.
Speaking of ADD meds, Aspiring Ex heard on NPR about a pricey set of games designed by neurologists for younger kids with ADD to teach them how to work their brains, thereby reducing or eliminating the need for meds that wreck your sleep & appetite, stunt your growth, and make the kids (and, in a different way, their parents) feel not so good. AX asked me if I wanted to go for it.
I said, in essence, "Sure, but it'll be a tough sell to him." I envisioned his responses: "I'm too old for this." "I don't really have a problem." And so on.
Wrong. He hates the meds so much that a possible reduction therein was all it took to sell him on the idea. I'm relieved he's willing to try it - maybe it even shows some welcome signs of maturity - and I feel that much worse about one of the hardest decisions I've ever made as a parent.
