FoggyRock General Forum

Thanks Lisa!!!  I laughed out loud when I saw that you said you could just hug me!  Just when I think I am at the end of my rope and it must be something I am doing wrong, I come on here and read something someone else wrote that is living my life.... and I just want to hug them... so thanks for feeling my pain.

My son who is also doubly inflicted with HFA and BiPolar also had the most wild mood swings and melt downs etc...and it did align itself with puberty....ugh!!!!!! If she is on meds for the bipolar it may need to be tweaked now that her whole chemistry is changing both in her brain and everywhere else. We had to basically start over with Brian once puberty hit because he was just a different kid! Boys don't have periods but they get teary and freak out over body changes....I remember Brian coming out of the shower yelling for me. I run in there and he's standing there with a towel around him. I'm looking for blood or something and I'm saying "what's wrong" and he says "THIS!" and closes his eyes and whips the towel open to show me he is growing hair where he hadn't before. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. I explained it was normal and it happens to everyone and that there will be more hair growing out of other places he wasn't expecting....it was so cute, hearbreaking, bittersweet and everything else all rolled into one. And the girl crazy thing has just expanded itself to a point that we've had to have "the talk" often just to reinforce that the wild hormonal feelings can have very real consequences.....it just never ends!  So even though I don't have girls, I FEEL ya.

All I can say is, I have no idea how they find teachers for that age group!  Combining bipolar with new hormones, wow, that's just no fun.  Hang in there!

My daughter is normal functioning and her mood swings drive me crazy. I think there are medications to regulate periods though, and midol helps my daugther. Also, hot tea helps calm, especially camomile. I want to be touched more while on my period and my husband works third shift, not trying to be so personal--just trying to relate. I have a warm lotion dispenser I use to sooth my dry skin and I believe it helps with the need for touch. You should be able to buy them at Walmarts. If you can teach your daugther spoiling technique's for girls on their periods, it may help. How about a warm cozy fuzzy blanket to cuddle with?

LOL...well I actually Like to work with that age group...I have to admit...boys are a little easier...but Why is it easier to be more patient when your working with someone elses child than it is your own child at times?
Maybe that is something I need to work on as a mom....trying to be more patient with my own child...and remembering this to will pass.
Stef...good point...sometimes we do forget what is was like to be young.