This year has been interesting to say the least.
The first hurdle that I have to cover, is having a kid that pooped his pants almost daily, to not at all, has me jumping for joy so much! We tried everything this year…. He went through counseling, set timers to check in with his body every hour, the school counselor showed him where personal bathrooms were located, and his mom even paid him $5 / day for a week, to hopefully solve this. Something just finally clicked. I am so thankful that we don’t have to throw away anymore pairs of undies! Woo hoo! He’s proud too. It’s been a real struggle, and I was over it. He didn’t seem to care that he would smell, and shrugged his shoulders when his peers made comments at school. It was very painful to know that he was going through this, but even more concerning that he didn’t care… Thankful we can leave that in 2024….
The second hurdle is still ongoing, however, there is light at the end of the tunnel. My oldest struggles with severe anxiety and panic attacks. We have been seeing therapists for several years now. So many different medications have been introduced, that it’s impossible to remember all of them. One of the psychiatrists left the company we were going to, the other one had a baby, and the company finally had to shut down because the owner was in legal trouble due to medical fraud. What frustrations! I had to change who we were seeing, and keep her on the same medications.. but, no.. we did find a new place, but they put her on different medications.. trial and error again. it was really frustrating because we would go each month to appointments, and they would be about 2 hours each visit. sooo annoying. They really didn’t dig into her case much, just prescribed the medications and we would move on. The wait time was the unbearable part. 2 different sets of waiting periods.. intake, and then the wait to see the doctor himself. As of 2025, we are joining the insurance with TowMate, so we will be in better hands. We went to the current doctor’s office yesterday, and requested the release of documents to the new doctor. That was so freeing feeling. I feel lighter already.
However, in addition to the anxiety, we’re also dealing with constant headaches and stomach aches. So, we are in the midst of resolving those, and there is a specialist appointment next week to hopefully reveal what is causing all of this.
Finally, I am still dealing with the typical kid issues, like boys needing to take showers daily, reminding them to clean up after themselves, brush their teeth, etc.. fun fun~
Cheers to 2025..
Let’s close this chapter, and hope for brighter days ahead!
All in a Day 