My Kid is a Damn Nutter

[lumberjim]

I told her he was only on a dairy-free diet, because going completely gluten-free had just been so incredibly hard, and we hadn't seen any dramatic changes like we had with dairy. She reminded me that it often takes several weeks for everything to clear the system, and she had even seen one child where it took a whole month, but after that of course the change was bordering on miraculous... she was just trying to be supportive, I know, but all I heard was, "Other parents are dedicated enough to make their children healthier, why aren't you?" If there were a way I could know for sure that it would help, I could do it, I know. It's just the possibility that it might do nothing at all that makes it so hard to consider attempting it again. She suggested getting him allergy tested--but then readily acknowledged that the skin prick tests rarely show anything conclusive, because obviously if there were big skin reactions to things he's eating every day we would be seeing it. We could demand blood tests... oh, but those are often inaccurate in children under 6. Really, the "easiest" thing is just try it (indefinitely, of course!) and see if there are improvements. Yeah, easy for you to say, lady. You don't have to deal with the kid who writhes on the floor wailing "Yellow" for an hour because I won't let him have his standard (yellow) Eggo waffle for breakfast.

http://www.ehow.com/how_2307201_make...e-waffles.html

that's not a rick roll

clobble....you have to try the gluten free thing. you know it. thats why it makes you feel bad.

Im sorry...im not trying to make you feel bad....but cmon.

[kerosene]

I am sorry you are feeling down, Clod. I don't truly know what it is to cope with this kind of situation, but I can imagine it would be something I would not easily cope with. You are doing magnificent, however. Your dedication and strength in this difficult time are showing through even just in your text. Don't give up. Your little boy is a lucky, lucky kid, you know. And you will get through this. Maybe it feels like your patience is beyond repair or that you just can't take another day. If so, remember that every day...every moment is fresh. Take a few minutes every day to just breathe. Take some time for you...do something special for yourself, if you can.

Feel free to use PM if you need someone to talk to.

I can relate to the step kids coming for the summer. We also have my husband's children in the summers and it can be taxing for everyone involved, trying to adjust to the differences in households, trying to recalibrate everyone's understanding of how we do things in our house, etc. And I am available to watch the kids, yet, it is usually a stressful ordeal. Last year I put together a weekly schedule which included themes and activities. I posted these schedules on the wall, so the kids knew what we were going to be doing on any given day. It seemed to help diffuse some of the chaos.

[Beestie]

Originally Posted by lumberjim

ehow.com/how_2307201_make-gluten-free-waffles

Making the waffles is the easy part.

Trying to get them back in the SPONGE BOB SQUARE PANTS MEETS SPIDERMAN WITH WALL-E AND TICKETS TO DISNEY!! waffle box without miniFob seeing you is the hard part. :-)

Clod - don't let the so-called support people get you down. You know what's best for your son and you know what your limits are. Do your best and ignore the know-it-alls. Your son needs you more than all those bozos put together and he's a lucky kid to have you taking care of all this.

I know this has to be back-breakingly hard - I just hope you and mini-Fob are able to steal a couple moments during the day that can only happen between a mother and her son. Those times can make up for a lot.