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[smileybabe]

Papa is in the hospital again. He was spitting up blood this morning. They drained 2 liters of blood from his stomach and did a scope. The bleeding has stopped and they think it may have been ulcers which could have been caused from the medications he's taking. He was on pepcid to protect his stomach from that so they are going to give him

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[goldoyster]

Ah, I just saw and read this post.

And just this second I got your latest comment!

You know what, I think he'll be fine. He has a loving and involved mother which makes all the difference! I agree with not taking meds, they can be good if it's a serious issue, or definitely medical and can't be fixed otherwise as I think you'd agree, but he hasn't always been like that, right? Why not try other things first and meds can be a last resort.

Kids go through so much growth and change, maybe if he would talk to the right person it would help a lot. It could just be a phase that goes away on its own or it could be the start of a path that does end up defining him and becoming a label. I don't think that can happen overnight, though.

From my own experience, as a kid who saw a therapist and continued seeing them into my 20s, I'd say if one doesn't work to just try another. Eventually something will click.

[smileybabe]

No, Michael's pretty much always been this way. He's very strong willed and has always had a bit of a destructive side. When we first learned about Choice Theory and started using that with him things improved but now are getting worse again. He dislocated Bryan's thumb not too long ago and shortly after that he got mad at me and swiped his arm across the table knocking everything on the floor. That was about the time I asked the counselor at school to talk to him. I know he talked to him once but I'm not sure if it ever went any further than that. He's such a busy busy man and I havent had a chance to sit and talk with him. We start book club next week so I will definitely talk to him then at the latest.

He is such a great kid. He's smart, he's kind, he loves to make people laugh and loves to sing but when he gets angry he's a totally different person.

[goldoyster]

Oh, wow. Yeah, time to nip that in the bud again. I guess he doesn't know how to express himself constructively. So good you're taking (and keep taking) steps to remedy that.

[boilermish]

lanisoh (or however its spelled) cream for the crack?

I made the mistake of saying "stupid dog" under my breath too many times, now I can't get Kathleen to stop calling our dog "stupid dog". Whoops. Little parrots.

[smileybabe]

LOL They certainly are like little parrots! We were at my brother's house playing Uno Attack last week. It was my brother's turn and he had to push the button and of course a bunch of cards were spit at him. He said "Fuck!" and so did Jacob!