In other news...

"Iowacookiemom" wrote in message
...
...I thought I'd interrupt the Volunteer Wars of 2003 (TM) for some
"yippees"
from the Price family:

Way to go, Dawn and Henry!

Jayne

Iowacookiemom wrote:
...I thought I'd interrupt the Volunteer Wars of 2003 (TM) for some "yippees"
from the Price family:

Yippee: Henry made it through his first week of a new school in a new
community. He amazed us with his flexibility and resilience this week. He had
such a hard time in the new school the last time he changed that this truly
amazed us and, I think, amazed him a little bit too :-)

Yippee: For the first time in about 2 years, Henry got 100% on his spelling
test. (Thank you, Strattera!). Seriously, he worked hard studying (in part
because he now *can*, thanks to his ADD diagnosis and treatment) and he's so
proud. He struggles with spelling and 40% or worse was the norm the last two
years.

Yippee: I think we found a house to buy, our old one will close (finally) on
Monday, and I'm hoping to have a job offer today or Monday as well.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled argument ;-)


But wait....you didn't say whether you were volunteering
during Henry's 1st week! Since you're not working, surely
you have time to do _that_, don't you? :-D

(Sending vibes on your job offer while I grin, duck and run

Scott

In article ,
Iowacookiemom wrote:
...I thought I'd interrupt the Volunteer Wars of 2003 (TM) for some "yippees"
from the Price family:

Congrats on all fronts!!

--Robyn

Yay! for Dawn and the rest of the Price family. Midwesterner's always
land on their feet--some are even lucky enough to avoid the manure when
they hit the ground. ;-)

Karen G

(Iowacookiemom) wrote in message ...
But wait....you didn't say whether you were volunteering
during Henry's 1st week! Since you're not working, surely
you have time to do _that_, don't you? :-D

LOL! Actually I did volunteer to do the spelling test thing again, and the
teacher said he'd need to check if that's allowed, so perhaps he or the
principal is watching the thread to get your opinions ;-)

Tee hee hee. Interesting. I wonder if indeed there ARE confidentiality
implications that some schools are more concerned about than other
schools. Keep us up to date on what he says.

I probably will volunteer more this year than I have in the past, but as others
have pointed out this will be for my own social benefit (being new in the
community) as much as it will be for Henry, who is generally mortified if his
parents show up in school (I'm allowed to bring him a fast-food lunch, for
example, but must not actually speak to him when I hand it off in the lunch
line because, Mom, that would be, like, sooooo embarrassing!)


No kidding. You mean he admits he HAS a mom? I believe my kids like to
think they were hatched. :-) My kids would rather die than see me in a
classroom these days. Maybe this is yet another reason why
volunteerism in middle school is discouraged. It's to protect the kids
from the ravages of invasive parenting. :-)

(Sending vibes on your job offer while I grin, duck and run

Got the job! I'm sure it didn't hurt that one of the folks who interviewed me
was a Wisconsin native, Scott -- so we knew right off we were both very good
people :-)

Boy, in this economy to find a job right out of the gate is amazing. I
hope it's just what you were looking for.

Good luck on all fronts, but it sounds like things are really going
your way.

Marjorie

"Iowacookiemom" wrote in message
...

Yippee: For the first time in about 2 years, Henry got 100% on his
spelling
test. (Thank you, Strattera!). Seriously, he worked hard studying (in
part
because he now *can*, thanks to his ADD diagnosis and treatment) and he's
so
proud. He struggles with spelling and 40% or worse was the norm the last
two
years.

Overall, how are you finding Strattera to be working out? Stephen just
began his second month on it (switching from Adderall) and I'm really liking
what I'm seeing -- the longer time frame, the mood leveling effect (really
important now because his normal 'anger response' was just becoming so
intense after David died -- certainly *normal* reactions, but *extreme* --
and now, it's making it possible for him to actually begin to open up to his
bereavement counselor)....he just seems more...well, *level*, more
cooperative, more engaged. School starts next week for us, and his
academics aren't a problem. Where I'm hoping the school benefit comes is
that he'll be more engaged socially. He's a Senior this year and I'd really
like for him to connect with *someone*, especially now that he's no longer
the New Kid in School and knows some people. The Senior Trip comes up in
December and I'd really like it if he went to the Senior Prom.

I must admit that since it's not a Schedule III, I *love* that I can just
call his pediatrician and they can call the prescription in to the
pharmacy -- no more making the mad dash home from work to pick up scripts
every single month.

The only side effect Stephen notices is that he feels a little more tired
than usual, but this also seems to be passing.

Ack...and this reminds me I've got to get his Senior portrait proofs back to
the photographer for the yearbook.

Leah



Yippee: I think we found a house to buy, our old one will close (finally)
on
Monday, and I'm hoping to have a job offer today or Monday as well.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled argument ;-)

-Dawn
Mom to Henry, 10

concerned
Henry may be outgrowing his dosage, although I'm reluctant to change it
since
he's doing well on the low dose. He's ********* and is taking *****
daily.

IMO, this is more information than should be shared here.


FWIW, Henry knew I was posting this. Does that make a difference? That said,
it really is my call what I choose to share about my kid.

-Dawn
Mom to Henry, 10

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(Iowacookiemom) writes:


FWIW, Henry knew I was posting this. Does that make a difference? That
said,
it really is my call what I choose to share about my kid.


Yes, it certainly is your call, but it is in fact his information, and medical
information at that. Henry's a smart kid, but does he understand all the
possible things to consider about posting his prescription information?

Some posts in the past have been rejected because they person referred to could
possibly be identified and the information was of a personal nature. This was
(again, IMO) even more personal, and it is even easier to identify the person.


Of course, it is your call, as long as the charter allows it, and the genie is
out of the bottle in any case. If Leah is comfortable doing so, I hope she
responds to you privately. I'd hate to see someone posting medical information
here and then finding it used against them later.

-Marjorie

Marjorie writes:
Yes, it certainly is your call, but it is in fact his information, and
medical information at that. Henry's a smart kid, but does he
understand all the possible things to consider about posting his
prescription information?

She's the parent. It's her decision. I think you're way out of line
criticizing her.

David desJardins

wrote:
Yes, it certainly is your call, but it is in fact his information, and
medical
information at that. Henry's a smart kid, but does he understand all the
possible things to consider about posting his prescription information?

I'm not sure I understand the significance of prescription info versus
diagnosis, overall treatment, etc. Others have posted about numerous learning
differences their kids have, on this same thread, and that hasn't been
questioned. In other threads other posters have mentioned what meds they use
for specific problems. What, in particular, pushes the button when I get to
the specifics of his dosage?

Confused,

-Dawn
Mom to Henry, 10