Coming to You from Loopyville
Well, I’m not actually in loopyville, but my oldest son is. And, yes, for those of you who know him personally, this is exponentially more loopy than you’ve probably ever seen him. Hard to imagine, but it’s true. Why is this? Well, he is off of his meds. Why? Well, after a week of some very rapid heart rates and talking to and visiting lots of doctors and having some tests run we’ve determined that the meds are doing it. So he’s home with me today, instead of going skiing with his class. And now we reevaluate everything and ask ourselves what we are trying to accomplish with meds. The “is this really worth it” question is definitely there.

So we’re off to errands now. I’m already preparing for the “what is with that kid?” looks that I’m sure to get today. I’ve found that preparing for those looks ahead of time is really, really important. Because being blind sided by the way someone is looking at your child can be really distracting even though I’m way better at dealing with it now than I have been in the past. Mine is not a take-your-so-called-normal-and-shove-it attitude really, but more of a oh-my-did-your-world-get-a-little-stunned-today-you’re-welcome-it’s-good-for-you sort of attitude. And, I’m telling you that this attitude is going to help me. Why will it help me? Because today the circus has come to town…..and, lo and behold, I’ve brought it with me.