Frustration

i have a 9 year old son. He is my light & life...i would walk through fire for him...

BUT!!

Sometimes he drives me nuts! LOL

i realize that's his job...just as i drove my parents crazy, it's my turn to suffer.

Ben has ADHD...he has also been diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder, a Reading Disorder and a Writing Disorder. Everything about raising Ben to date has been a struggle...not the baby days...he was an easy baby to care for - i miss those days!! The difficulties started when he entered school and was forced to conform. Not an easy chore for my boy, especially with his challenges. Some days i feel as though i'm constantly butting heads with him, his teacher, the school and anyone else in an authority position to him. His father (we're divorced) isn't much help either, but that's a whole 'nother kettle o'fish! Perhaps i'll write on that the next time he pisses me off...lol (*coming soon*...rofl)

Anyhow, he didn't want to get out of bed this morning...so i threatened him with an in-bed shower if he didn't get a move on. *giggle*

When he finally emerged from his room for breakfast, i knew the battle was on...he just had that look in his eye, all too well known.

He doesn't like the orange juice that i buy (concentrate, not pre-made stuff that costs 5 times as much)...he's sick of the same cereal (even though he chooses - within reason, he's not allowed *sugar* cereals)...i don't care about him...i blame him for everything (i lost an expensive bracelet somewhere in the house and asked him last week if he'd seen it) and on and on...

Did i mention he's been diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder??

Ben is medicated. Now before you make a judgement, hear me out. i fought it...i did not want him medicated. i thought i could "handle it", with behavioural therapy and counselling. However, our family doctor put it to me this way...if he were diabetic and needed insulin to treat his illness, would i not give him the medication in conjunction with therapy & counselling?

Point taken...*ahem*

He's with his dad this weekend...a much needed respite for myself!