But what about that bipolar student who might get ticked off
Posted By: What? on 2008-02-21
In Reply to: Okay, Utah passed a law permitting college students to now carry guns. sm - Let's see
Seems to me odds are someone will get hurt if everyone carries guns, statistically speaking. Even an accident could happen, or the gun could be placed in the hands of someone who might just do more harm than good. Just IMHO.
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I'm ticked....sm
My poor mother...my dad has stage IV gastric cancer and is the hospital with anemia and weakness and probable at least oozing from the tumor. Mom said she got a call this morning at 6:30 from a doctor at the hospital saying Dad needed 2 units of blood but wouldn't sign for it and he was also not putting out much urine or responding very well (he was NOT like that AT ALL last night when I saw him) and maybe it was time for comfort measures only. The doctor then gave the phone to a nurse who proceeded to call my mom by the WRONG NAME. They had called her by mistake. At 6:30 in the morning!  I mean I understand everyone makes mistakes, but wouldn't you think they would be extra certain they had the right person at that hour of the morning with that kind of news?
To I'm ticked.
Wow. Talk about huge mistake. I do not understand why they did not double check their records either. I have a scary one as well. When a friends father was in ICU for a total of a week, they couldn't understand why his sugars were so low. On the eve of trying another med it was found they were giving this man insulin and he was not diabetic. Yes we all make mistakes but WE are not health care providers. I am not saying they do not make mistakes either but we hold them to a higher degree of accountability. That mistake was just plain wrong. I am sorry for your worry.
BIPOLAR
The best and with least side effects for bipolar is Lamictal (actually none. 5-HTP over the counter is good also, in addition.
Bipolar
As far as meds, there are many, with new ones coming out all the time. Your first plan should be a psychiatrist with whom YOU and YOUR CHILD are comfortable. This will make the years ahead much smoother. Believe me, I have been there and know that all shrinks are not created equal. Then, find a good group to share highs and lows with. I recommend
going online to NAMI.org. Not sure if it is all caps or lowercase. Stands for National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. This is available nationwide. I have taught a class for them entitled Visions for Tomorrow. It is strictly for parents of children with mental illness. Great resource for you, FREE, ours met once a week for 10 weeks. They can put you in touch with people, literature, etc. to help you with this longterm. It is very scary to have a child with any type of mental disorder/illness. My son has schizophrenia. He is 31 now, but has had problems since childhood. Hang in there and be sure to TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF!
I'm SO Ticked Off Right Now!
My kids and I have been staying with my folks for a little over a month. I left a mentally abusive situation that my kids didn't need to see any longer. I had found out from an attorney about a year ago that it was perfectly legal for me to do so if I felt unsafe. Of course, Hubby was mad that I left, and took "his" kids, never mind that he drove me to the decision. I've been willing to have him come & visit them here, as long as he doesn't make trouble, because I know they shouldn't be kept from him completely. However, he called the other day, and wanted me to meet him somewhere to talk. I had suggested it a month ago & it wouldn't work--because it was my idea. Next, he said he was going to come & get them for the weekend. My lawyer had told me that I didn't have to agree to him taking them, and he would then need a court order to do so. So--he showed up with his parents tonight. Unfortunately, both kids were right there. Things were fine, until he demanded that he was taking the kids for the weekend. I told him he couldn't, because I don't trust him to bring them back, since we don't have visitation rules established. Secondly, DS has an ear infection & has been up half the night for the last several nights. Before, he couldn't handle the two of them for a few hours by himself, so why does he think he can handle a whole weekend? He's lied to me too many times before for me to be able to trust him. (Who in their right mind would sign on a car loan for someone he knew his wife didn't trust, even if he thought he did, then lie to her about it, putting them in financial distress? Who in their right mind would turn his wife in to the Department of Children and Family Services for simply spanking a misbehaving child? (She told his mother some tale about getting pushed as why she had a very small scratch on her chin. Grandma wasn't smart enough to believe that she was telling stories to get attention. She'd been telling us all kinds of wild things.) Who in his right mind would take his wife 2 hrs. from home for prenatal testing, and demand she turn off her cell phone so that if her family wanted to talk to her to make sure everything was ok, they had to go through him. Who in his right mind would call his FIL a SOB, when he was just trying to help out? (over the car issue) We all had some pretty heated words, and when they left (without the kids), Mom & Dad turned on me! This hasn't been easy for any of us, but I think their expectations are a little too unrealistic. Their house isn't child-proofed, yet they get upset if my 2 y/o DS gets hold of something of theirs that he shouldn't have (my dad's car magazines). I've told them to put away things they don't want the kids messing with, but they say it's their house & they shouldn't have to do that. They also think I should be right behind the kids, picking up after them, or insisting they do it. I did that (picked up after her constantly) when DD was little. Found out it was all I got done & quit being such a fanatic about it. Mom never did get the concept that my house may not have been as perfectly kept as hers, but my kids were happy that I took the time to spend with them instead of being totally busy all the time. They've also reverted to treating me like a little kid, with chores and all. No, I don't mind helping out, but I don't want to be treated like a maid, either. I got enough of that in my own house. I'm so sick of all the disrespect from everyone. And, at one point, they actually wondered why it seemed that DD didn't respect me! Well, her dad didn't for one, and now it seems that no one else is, either. I really don't need this in front of the kids!
At this point, I'm seriously considering getting out of here as soon as I can get my furniture from my own house. No income right now, but I'm in training for a work-from-home job, so the money should be there soon. Luckily, there are apartments nearby that are income-based. Last I knew, they were pretty nice.
Thanks for letting me vent!
TO TICKED OFF
You need to be very careful. Your spouse may become physically abusive, or worse, harm you and/or the children. This is not unheard of and is happening with more frequency. The fact that he wants to keep you isolated (cell phone) from family is not a good sign. Do not let him take the children unless under court order. Call law enforcement if you have to. Ask what counselor would recommend.
Yeah, I Would be Ticked sm
Considering Santa Claus was, in fact, a real human being and did exactly what the "myth" states in terms of presents for children and such (he didn't have reindeer and didn't commit B&E), the teacher was undoubtedly wrong and way out of line. That would be like the teacher saying, "Johnny, the reason you have bright red hair and your parents are both brunettes is because you're adopted" or something equally invading. Extreme comparison, I know, but to a child not emotionally ready to let go of Santa, the reaction could be as devastating.
she's been diagnosed as bipolar
of course, that's according to the press.
My dad is bipolar and has s/a and alcohol problem. I know how heart breaking that can be. It's like people who overeat. We all feel sorry for fat people but if you chose drugs then you are such a bad person but it's the same thing, really. A compulsion is a compulsion, no matter what you are taking into your body.
children with bipolar
I don't know if your son is bipolar or not - you didn't really describe what the good side of his mood swings is, but Newsweek ran a cover story about 2 months back on children with bipolar disorder and your post reminded me of it a bit. The article said that bipolar kids are usually misdiagnosed because most providers just think they're being difficult or depressed. You might want to go to your library and find a copy and see if you see any similarities.
One of the problems with bipolar medications is...sm
if you take them with ADD medication, i.e. Concerta, it can cause problems like this or make the bipolar worse, then you're having to increase the bipolar medications to get the adjustments correctly. Also it is known that antidepressants commonly make bipolar worse.
Bipolar people/kids commonly think that others are talking negatively about them.
Risperdal has been the miracle drug with our 7-year-old. Before going on it she was having emotions bouncing all over the place and became suicidal/homicidal when we tried her on Zoloft. Getting the right medication and dosage for her took a few months but now that we have her "just right" she's a completely more stable child. We don't medically treat her ADHD because it's not severe to the point that we have to treat it and her psychiatrist and I agree with not using more medications than mandatory.
If you haven't heard of the website bpkids.org go there - there's lot of information to help you and there are also bipolar kids support groups available in Yahoo groups.
If your psychiatrist isn't certified in child psychiatry and hasn't had a lot of experience with bipolar kids I'd strongly recommend finding a doctor who is, because you can't treat kids the same as you do adults with bipolar.
If your child was mine, I'd talk to the doctor about getting the Concerta and fluoxetine weaned off and seeing what happened with just the Risperdal.
Good luck to you. Feel free to e-mail me if you need to bounce off of someone who's been there/done that/still going there!
LMAO--bipolar cat!! Aren't they all?!
 I swear, that's exactly what makes 'em so great though!
Opinions on bipolar medications
My child was recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder and is unable to take Depakote due to side effects from the drug. We now have to decide on a different medication to try. There are so many out there, and all have some bad side effects. We have several options, but are just unsure which one to choose. I was wondering if anyone out there has bipolar disorder or a child who has it, and if so, what medication(s) you have opinions on, pros and cons. TIA!
Facility was so ticked with agency, no way you
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Ticked when I type melanosis coli due to laxatives
Just typed this again. I was told in the past I had melanosis coli and nothing, absolutely nothing I could say about NOT taking laxatives was heard by the physician. Once again this physician saying due to chronic laxative abuse. Does anyone out there know of or have similar condition not due to laxatives and if so, what could this be from? Oh, did forget, constipated in 1964 and took a laxative then.
I'd be totally ticked! Time for a compromise or separate
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How funny! I have clinically diagnosed my hubbie as Bipolar too!! LOL! We really are in the wrong fi
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good student?! you pay $500 and she
it's not like they have these kinds of field trips often.......and she is in drama and it's to participate in seeing Broadway plays. I am sure they are getting a good hotel rate as a group, sharing rooms, etc., and perhaps some meals are included in that alone.
It's expensive in The Big Apple and rather she go with too much than not enough. Since she is such a good student and this is school related and not really extra-curriculum activity, I think it would be the parent's responsibility to come up with the bulk and have her work part-time or save her holiday $$ upcoming for the trip in the Spring.
She could do extra chores in and around the home now, couldn't she, to earn more $$?
jes sayin.....and no I don't think you're cheap and I'm certainly not rich.....but this isn't Disney trip, it's Broadway shows and she is in drama.....
Are you really a nursing student?
Public health 101 - THEY ARE CONTAGIOUS!!!!! No, they are not an infectious disease, but all you have to do is stand next to a child with lice, brush up against them, brush up against their jacket, use the same computer headphones, etc., and instantly they have made you head a home now!
Obviously you have never had a child with this, or you would understand how frustrating it is. We bagged all the stuffed animals, steam cleaned mattresses, pillows, furniture, washed EVERYTHING in the house, etc., did all the treatment on my daughter's hair, and we got rid of them. I don't think you understand how much work this is, but we did it willingly to get rid of these pests. However, two weeks later my daughter came home with them AGAIN, because that same child's parents simply washed her hair in NIX, did not pick out the nits, and did not treat anything else in their house. This child was infested with lice, and she was allowed to be in school. The school nurse said there was nothing they could do about it as far as letting parents know because of privacy issues.
Out of 24 kids in her class, 16 of them got lice. The only ones who did not were the boys, because most of them had buzz cuts.
I don't think the OP was critizing or ridiculing the little girl, just stating how frustrated she is at the school system for allowing this to happen. She does not need to be in school where she can spread these to everyone she comes in contact with. I don't think the OP is being a pain in their butts, and I sincerely doubt that a family who is not willing to take care of a problem their child has is going to welcome outside help!
I really hope that you never have to experience this, because it is horrible. Just imagine your child knows (and can feel) that there are hundreds and hundreds of bugs crawling around on their head, making them itch like crazy!! My daughter begged me to make them go away, she could feel them crawling constantly, and it angers me that she should have to be subject to this repeatedly because someone is too lazy to EFFECTIVELY treat their child.
Enough said!
fairly new student
Hello all! I am a fairly new student of MT.I am going through M-TEC. Anyone else going through the same school??? I would greatly appreciate any and all suggestions to help me out in my journey. I am sure that there are many of you out there who have some good suggestions on MT studying, finding words, answers to questions and so on. Thanks in advance!
look on the New MT/Student board
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Or the PMSing student who saw another
girl look at her boyfriend. I do not thing this is a good idea at all.
Being a student is completely different than being a teacher.
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I depends on the person/student. Not everyone is cut out for college.
And it would sure help if the local school systems would actually TEACH things like English grammar, etc. Isn't that more important than reading Hemingway?
18 college student-opinion about summer partying
I have an 18.5 year old who goes out of state to college. So what ever partying goes on I don't know about it so I don't worry about it. I cannot have control over something I don't see. She knows how I feel about underage drinking.
So my DD wants to to a fraternity party tonight, will be home around 1:30 a.m, has to be at work at 9 a.m. She is trying to tell us it is not a drinking fraternity. We were not born yesterday. The people she would go with are not 21 and she has told us in the past they drink and tell their parents they are at a friends house at a sleep over. (my daughter tends to reveal too much information that she cannot retract later) I am totally against this knowing up front that there will be drinking and reading too many horror stories. In my state if anyone under 21 is caught drinking they loose their license and so do parents if they supply the house and booze.
My husband is telling me she is an adult and I feel we can say no since we know all of this upfront. What would you do in this situation.
Thanks
UNC Student Killed, now WBC protestors plan to picket
I live in NC and the news of the murdered student body president (out of respect will not list her name here) has upset all of us in this area, of all religions and non-religious as well. The WBC is a radical group calling themselves "Christians" who plan to protest at UNC during the memorial service for this beloved young woman. The group is listed as a "hate group" but call themselves Christians and wear shirts and bear signs saying "God hates you" and God hates colleges, etc. Their website proclaims "thank God another college student is dead." This is so horrible and unspeakable. For those who are not Christian, please do not believe for one moment that this represents common Christian viewpoints. It definitely does not. The vast majority of Christians are horrified at what these people believe and proclaim.
they picketed at the Auburn University student's death here in AL
and people wonder why i'm athiest.
I agree, no teacher should call a student 'retard', t
and try to convince his peers to drop this name calling.
It's not funny and if it goes on for a long time, it's labeling.
I had a fellow nursing student way back with a Jamaican patois who
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Ohio Christian school tells student to skip prom
FINDLAY, Ohio – A student at a fundamentalist Baptist school that forbids dancing, rock music, hand-holding and kissing will be suspended if he takes his girlfriend to her public high school prom, his principal said.
Despite the warning, 17-year-old Tyler Frost, who has never been to a dance before, said he plans to attend Findlay High School's prom Saturday.
Frost, a senior at Heritage Christian School in northwest Ohio, agreed to the school's rules when he signed a statement of cooperation at the beginning of the year, principal Tim England said.
The teen, who is scheduled to receive his diploma May 24, would be suspended from classes and receive an "incomplete" on remaining assignments, England said. Frost also would not be permitted to attend graduation but would get a diploma once he completes final exams. If Frost is involved with alcohol or sex at the prom, he will be expelled, England said.
Frost's stepfather Stephan Johnson said the school's rules should not apply outside the classroom.
"He deserves to wear that cap and gown," Johnson said.
Frost said he thought he had handled the situation properly. Findlay requires students from other schools attending the prom to get a signature from their principal, which Frost did.
"I expected a short lecture about making the right decisions and not doing something stupid," Frost said. "I thought I would get his signature and that would be the end."
England acknowledged signing the form but warned Frost there would be consequences if he attended the dance. England then took the issue to a school committee made up of church members, who decided to threaten Frost with suspension.
"In life, we constantly make decisions whether we are going to please self or please God. (Frost) chose one path, and the school committee chose the other," England said.
The handbook for the 84-student Christian school says rock music "is part of the counterculture which seeks to implant seeds of rebellion in young people's hearts and minds."
England said Frost's family should not be surprised by the school's position.
"For the parents to claim any injustice regarding this issue is at best forgetful and at worst disingenuous," he said. "It is our hope that the student and his parents will abide by the policies they have already agreed to."
The principal at Findlay High School, whose graduates include Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, said he respects, but does not agree with, Heritage Christian School's view of prom.
"I don't see (dancing and rock music) as immoral acts," Craig Kupferberg said.
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