Posts by UptownZoo

Oh, Mama, my heart is just breaking for you. I want to bring you fresh cookies and hot tea and let you cry it all out to me. I wish I could do that. My 7 yo son has a similar diagnoses list and similar issues, though he does have a...

I can really understand your hesitancy to give the medicine to your little boy. It can be scary to put things into a little body. But like so many have said, he needs it. Asthma is serious and the longer it goes unmedicated, the more...

Thank you, everyone who responded, for sharing your stories. It's given me much to think about, and it's helped us to firm up our plan in case things get dangerous. I think that we're not there yet, to the point of needing to...

Wow! That's amazing. That apartment is about half the size of our bedroom! I couldn't do it, but we're totally nesters. That's great they found something that works so well for them.

Thanks for your replies. Earthmama, that sounds like such a good program! I would give about anything for access to a good day treatment program. There are four here; there are two good ones, but they only work with kids with autism....

OK, I know there are not tons of us here with kids who are old enough for this to even be a consideration, but I know there are some. I need to hear about how people make the decision to hospitalize, especially pre-adolescent...

On the issue of "selling it" to your DD, you can try what we did with our youngest. The problem is not comfort (he's much more comfy in his seat), but embarrassment. Very, very few kids around here sit in a seat beyond the...

Quote: Originally Posted by lolar2 This. Also I have ethical concerns that maybe some of the people who are mentally ill enough to be on that show, are also too mentally ill to consent fully to being on...

I hear you loud and clear. I'm the favorite scapegoat in my family, too. I don't know why that sometimes happens in families, but my failures are all they notice about me. My house is often messy and you'd think I was a serial murderer...

Quote: Originally Posted by allnaturalmom How much ammonia? I've never used it before, but I'm desperate over here! One cup.