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[Pamdane]

Try telling a great dane to wait a minute while typing. She will pull me, chair and all, to the door to be let out.

A temper tantrum would be much better.

Then there is the "I'm bored, entertain me" thing. She comes up from behind and droppes her head under my arm, nudging. There a lot of nudge. Not much typing...

Gotta love the 4 legged family!

 

[mg7454]

Try telling a great dane to wait a minute while typing. She will pull me, chair and all, to the door to be let out.

A temper tantrum would be much better.

Then there is the "I'm bored, entertain me" thing. She comes up from behind and droppes her head under my arm, nudging. There a lot of nudge. Not much typing...

Gotta love the 4 legged family!

I am definitely a fan of D. O. G. s (gotta spell, my Yorkie can read!!!! [?])
He knows he's a person!
Sister and I think we'll call Caesar M. (The dog whisperer.)
Because if he met Toby, he will have met his match!
LOL!
I have had a Great Dane in the past.
Such a terrific guy he was!
I miss him and think about him a lot.


Here are two cute pictures for you!: and ​

 

[Lisa66]

Well, after all, "dog" is just "god" spelled backwards!

This is what we get at our house:

 

[Prettycat191]

Here's my fluffy, he jumped in my lap last night for some lovin'

 

[Lisa66]

Awwwwwwww, they're such babies!

 

[Prettycat191]

He is the sweetest cat that has ever owned me

 

[Lisa66]

And they do own you. I can't believe the ridiculous stuff i do for my pets!

 

[classwife]

love my cats...specially when they get lovey !

 

[CES]

those are great pictures! I get the nudge thing from one beastie, the climb on your lap from another, and bark bark bark from the third

Skeeter, you haven't stopped by this week, but i hope the radiation treatments are still going well.

I won't be around much this weekend. Heading for a meeting today through Sunday, but will try to check in as i can

 

[RandaPandaBear]

My bird owns me too. So much, after chasing him around the house and inadvertently frightening him, I HAD to get his wings clipped. I know he's depressed, but it's better than him being afraid of me

On another note, I need to spew this stuff about my daughter because it's tearing me apart. I never knew behavioral issues could be as much pain and worry as when she was in the hospital with kidney infections.

She has behavior issues at school, we are running her through testing for ADHD and intelligence, and it's clear that she's both smart and unfocused. Based on a couple of incidents this week (one of which involved being physically removed from the classroom and then sent to the clinic at school because they thought maybe something was WRONG because she just couldn't pull herself together - like hyper and giggly, not mean or anything). This last behavior screams mania to me, and I've wondered a little bit about that too based on her waves of good and bad weeks.

The worst thing about this all is that mama bear instinct that wants to scoop her up and protect her from the world, but I know if I do that, I'm doing her a great injustice. I should be glad we are seeing these things when she's 6 instead of 16!

It's wearing me out though. I have been crying a lot and not talking about it so much. Seems like when I talk about it, people start just kind of telling me how terrible their life is, which makes me feel guilty for being upset about something that seems "less trivial." So I just don't talk about it. But i NEED TO or I'm going to go crazy.

/rant

how are you all?!

 

[Fudgey]

Randa....you are doing exactly what you need to be doing for her!! The testing takes time I know, deep breaths and take it one day at a time. She will need some extra hugs right now. And so do you (((((hugs))))) I bet she is just as scared as you are. Don't feel guilty about focusing on this problem right now, it is effecting your family and you have a right to be worried and upset. Yes it could be worse but right now this is your crisis.

Skeeter......you need to check in!!!

 

[Lisa66]

Randa, I agree with Fudgey... things are tough right now and I know it's difficult for you, but maybe it will take a little time to figure out what is really going on here.

Also, I think as humans we sometimes tend to respond to other people's problems by offering up our own - as a way of trying to empathize - (even though we may not fully understand) - because we don't know what else to say. Not necessarily a "I can top that" thing....... I'm pretty sure I'm guilty of doing that at times.

Just know that it is safe to unload here!


I also wonder how Skeeter is....

and what ever happened to Carrie? I haven't "seen" her in a long time.

 

[RandaPandaBear]

Lisa, I know what you mean and I think you're right, people do want to empathize. I usually just stop talking lol.

I do need extra hugs lol! I'm also worried about my son getting lost in the shuffle right now. Trying very hard not to let that happen, and he's older and wiser (8), so I've sat down with him and explained to him that she has trouble because of something in her brain, not because she's bad, and we need to work together to help her. And I snuggle him lots too!

 

[classwife]

it's tough...but once things are figured out...she will adjust much better...and that is such a hard age to get through any way...

 

[Fudgey]

That's a good explanation for your son. Sounds like every one of you need a relaxing weekend, snuggle up on the couch with some popcorn and funny movies!!! (((((hugs)))))

 

[Prettycat191]

My daughter's got the same kind of problem Randa, so I know what you're going through. Fortunately she has great teachers; mine weren't so understanding. (((Hugs))) The testing takes time, but eventually you'll have a game plan to help and things will get better.

There are some diet changes you can do that may help, including reducing preprocessed foods, avoiding artificial coloring, and avoiding white flour. Here's a link about it: ADHD Diets for Children and Adults I need to get back on this, my ADHD has been causing serious problems recently and I can't afford the medication.

I hope the testing is done soon so things can start to get better! Another big (((Hug)))

 

[mg7454]

My bird owns me too. So much, after chasing him around the house and inadvertently frightening him, I HAD to get his wings clipped. I know he's depressed, but it's better than him being afraid of me

On another note, I need to spew this stuff about my daughter because it's tearing me apart. I never knew behavioral issues could be as much pain and worry as when she was in the hospital with kidney infections.

She has behavior issues at school, we are running her through testing for ADHD and intelligence, and it's clear that she's both smart and unfocused. Based on a couple of incidents this week (one of which involved being physically removed from the classroom and then sent to the clinic at school because they thought maybe something was WRONG because she just couldn't pull herself together - like hyper and giggly, not mean or anything). This last behavior screams mania to me, and I've wondered a little bit about that too based on her waves of good and bad weeks.

The worst thing about this all is that mama bear instinct that wants to scoop her up and protect her from the world, but I know if I do that, I'm doing her a great injustice. I should be glad we are seeing these things when she's 6 instead of 16!

It's wearing me out though. I have been crying a lot and not talking about it so much. Seems like when I talk about it, people start just kind of telling me how terrible their life is, which makes me feel guilty for being upset about something that seems "less trivial." So I just don't talk about it. But i NEED TO or I'm going to go crazy.

/rant

how are you all?!

Hello there R.PandaBear!

Going through a seious infection is scarey!
As for her behavior, I believe she is most likely highly gifted (with a high IQ) and is probably bored in class.
Very intelligent people tend to entertain themselves and will laugh at their own humor (because they ARE so funny [because they ARE so smart]).
She will not be focused in a class that bores her.
Please do not put her on any of those ADHA drugs!
Get her into a gifted program if possible.
As far as her good and bad weeks, she is smart enough to know how to behave, but sometimes she is more than likely very frustrated!
Don't worry too much about her!
Worry about if she is mentally challenged enough in her classroom!
Love Ya!
mg7454​

 

[RandaPandaBear]

mg, yeah that's why we are having her intelligence tested through a psychologist. No one involved (incl her teachers) are proponents of meds, so that's definitely not in the realm of possibility right now. I was in the gifted program in 4th and 5th grade. I was also diagnosed with ADHD at 5, and medicated. My mom and gramma are both very smart and pretty much ADHD too

 

[mg7454]

Yes, I went to a gifted school in 5th, 6th, and 7th grade.
They sent me to a psychologist;

I drove HIM NUTS!

LOL!

I did see that you said you were sending her to a psychologist!

I am so glad that you're not going to be giving her meds!!!!!
I am not too keen on the ADHD label.
They wield that around too loosely to diagnose everything!

Like I said, if she's highly intelligent, she is just bored!
She will probably have a hard time until she gets a little more maturity; which, will come faster for her than for others her age.
Until then, just try to keep her challenged, realize she is intelligent and bored!
Just give her lots of love, and keep lots of aspirin on hand for your head!
You'll both be fine!
TRY NOT TO WORRY TOO MUCH!

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[classwife]

mg...? Have you checked your settings to see about the centering of your posts ? If you can't un set it I can get an admin to look at it for you...