Sometimes adhd just plain sucks

Just a warning - I'm going to whine in this post.

I just finished my 504 meeting for my daughter and while nothing was a major surprise, I am still a bit bummed. It turns out, she wasn't reading as many sight words as I expected and writing is especially difficult.

This comes on the heels of the fact that I am trying to find ways to get her more active to burn off energy at the end of the day. I have been working on a gameplan for her, but apparently it will need to change.

Its just so damn frustrating. I feel bad complaining. I really do. I know there are moms out there who have much bigger things to worry about - like their children's health. I get that and I am very appreciative that my kids are healthy. It doesn't change the fact that this is still tough for me.

So, after this and a bad homework situation the night before, I decided that I need to give the Princess her meds in the afternoon to help with her after school behavior. Lo and behold it worked! Except for the fact that she then has trouble falling asleep. Oh, and the fact that she isn't gaining enough weight and needs to make up calories at dinner. Oh, and the fact that her meds will need to be adjusted soon because they aren't covering her like they should.

See what I mean? It's just so damn complicated. Just when I think I have one thing figured out, something else pops up to throw a monkey wrench in my plans.

I have often joked that my kid are complicated, but they are also gorgeous, so that makes up for it. :) In seriousness,it can be so infuriating. I mean, I'm a freekin English teacher, and yet my daughter lacks in reading and sight words? My son writes and he looks like he wrote it with his foot?

I can't help but to feel like I am failing them. I should have worked with the Princess more on her sight words and reading, even though she reads books to us. I need to find ways to improve my son's handwriting, even though he has done a summer handwriting class 3 times.

Then, there's the activity level. I need to get my kids more active at the end of the school day, but how? If I also have to work on school work, reading, take showers and get to bed at a good time, when am I supposed to squeeze it in? I just haven't seemed to figure out how this is all supposed to fit together.

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[Christine]

Funny that I should read this, this of all weeks. I asked a second grade teacher friend of mine to help me with my son's handwriting problem. She looked and said, "well I can read it, can't you read it?". I said yes, but it looked atrocious. She looked me square in the eye and said "choose your battles wisely". So I too am pondering. I want penmanship, but I want less frustration for him more I think.