The life that we live

My best friend made a comment about me being on medication that I took to be offensive and hurtful. He tried to lighten it up and even asked me if I got my medication and if I was feeling any better. That was all fine and a nice gesture but then my son’s doctor wanted to change his medication. My best friend started in on me saying that maybe it is just all the sugar the kids have and that when his son was little he never gave him pop or kool aid.

He doesn’t live with us so he doesn’t realize that the only time I have either in the house is when he is coming over so that he can have something other than water to drink. That is usually what we drink in my house, that or milk and occasionally juice. When I told him this he told me it isn’t fair to the kids to get special treatment when he is around. I tried to explain to him that because he isn’t around much it is a special treat for them when he comes. It’s like a miniature holiday where they get special things such as the pop or kool aid.

He starts in again that he doesn’t think pills are the answer to everything and that the kids may just have to go through stuff as part of being a teen and get through it on their own. I don’t know how to convey to him that something being wrong with my kids is the LAST thing I want to be true. I completely understand kids go through things as part of being teens.

I don’t want my kids to be on medication like I am obviously and I surely don’t want them to go through the things I have without medication. The medication issue has been a long struggle in deciding and I have to do what is going to help my son whether he agrees with me or not. I have researched and talked to two different doctors about my son and what is best for him. I have tried it without medication and things have only gotten worse so this is something I have to do.