Category Archives: bi-polar

the next few days are going to be fun!

Well, big sister stopped by with a friend for a couple of minutes.  They didn’t stay long, as David was in tantrum mode. You see, mom got the bandages removed today, and we just can’t have someone else get more attention than he is getting. So big sister and friend turned around and left.  I don’t blame them, if I had a chance to get away for a bit, I would do so. What kicked off the tantrum?  I asked him to clean up his toys and junk in the living room. Since other people’s stuff was in the area, he reverted to the stand by argument that “I am not supposed to touch stuff that doesn’t belong to me.” In reality, he is correct, isn’t he?  But… As I walked away he made some inane comments.  About what I have no idea, and it doesn’t really matter. So since

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Mr Helpful – Mr Evil

Honestly, it is like looking at both sides of a coin. Last night was awful. Full tantrum because he needed to wait to take a shower until his mom had a chance to use the bathroom. Today, he is very solicitous of her needs.  Trying to anticipate things, and helped take her to the clinic to get the bandages off. Very Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde behaviors. So now we wait for the wave to crest and see how hard we hit bottom before we rise to the top of the next crest. thank you everyone for your kind words about him, us and our difficulties with mental illness.  Your support means the world to us. Tweet #fighting4answrs

calm before a very chaotic storm

Earlier, I wrote to you about David’s explosion of behavior. I looked just now, and that post never published.  I evidently saved it as a draft.  So it will seem like these events are coming back to back, in reality, it has been a couple of hours. We had about 2 hours of calm.  And then.  One would think that Mt. Etna erupted. By the time things calmed, David was restrained multiple times.  He became combative. I should really say that it all started with a grin.  That grin that says hell is coming.  His grin.  The one I should know so well, that means he is about to come unglued.  Sadly, I missed the sign that was staring me in the face. So tonight I am the worst father, my wife is the worst mother, we are the worst family.  He said “he wants a new family”. My wife

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