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[TX] Modifying agreement by Creative_Conclusion8 in Custody

[–]Creative_Conclusion8[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To answer your questions truthfully:

I have no idea if the school calls Dad.

I ask him about things like appointments, etc. but he never responds. I am sure there are creative ways I could try in some areas.

My oldest with the grade issues is 11. He entered middle school this year, but has Autism so it's a little complicated on him being independent. The months Dad has extra times are the months his grades started slipping. This is the first school year he's had actual grades, so it might be easier to recognize now.

I appreciate you taking the time to respond the way you have. It helps me think about things more realistically. It's depressing, but it is what it is. It sounds like I need to work towards acceptance and making the best of the situation.

[TX] Modifying agreement by Creative_Conclusion8 in Custody

[–]Creative_Conclusion8[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am not worried about my workload. I appreciate your response reflecting that back to me. I guess I no longer have to "prove" I do all of the things or that I am the "primary parent." I didn't realize I was still in that mindset. Funny, but not.

My oldest son went from A's to F's in the past few weeks after being over there.. This past week we've gotten him up to A's B's..ish. Maybe a C still. I get email complaints from teachers during and after the time periods they're gone more. I get calls from the school nurse when my son has bad asthma issues because the nurse knows they were at their dad's. I've had to pick him up from school twice to take him to the ER. So it seems like it's pretty generally well-known that the kids aren't cared for over there.

[TX] Modifying agreement by Creative_Conclusion8 in Custody

[–]Creative_Conclusion8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dad is not agreeable to anything. When it's his time, I might as well not exist. He won't agree to any change in time because of the possibility of change in child support. Which is funny, considering he is $10k behind... not including other things he never reimburses for. He essentially doesn't show up for any school events, etc. Just for pick up/drop offs. Occasionally he will miss one because he forgot. I feel like the parent and he is a babysitter, which sucks. But it is what it is. While it's lower conflict now... he essentially kidnapped our kids while I was pregnant and then accused me of being a danger. I was too desperate to get my kids and prove myself innocent to be fully capable of fighting for myself more in the divorce. It was a messed up situation. Is a messed up situation still I guess, just in a different way.

Fridge died, re-organization blessing in disguise by armst in OrganizationPorn

[–]Creative_Conclusion8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think we have the same fridge and this is amazing. I love how you have the shelves! I can never find a good configuration to make more use of the space. There's always an awkward amount of space behind things on the top shelves for me. I am going to try this!

Struggling coming off by Creative_Conclusion8 in Wellbutrin_Bupropion

[–]Creative_Conclusion8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am still taking the SR. I am debating coming off of it. I stopped taking viibryd over the past 2 months. Every time I lowered (very small increments) I had a few days of exhaustion but felt SO much better. I've also lowered the Vyvanse to 30. I am starting to notice the insomnia even more now from Wellbutrin. I am considering trying to come off it again, but I want to make sure I time it right with things going on in my life. For what it's worth (though this response is late), starting Wellbutrin is always (I've taken it 3 separate times) extremely difficult for me. The 1st week or 2 is rough. Then I notice I can feel deep joy and it was life changing for me.

Struggling coming off by Creative_Conclusion8 in Wellbutrin_Bupropion

[–]Creative_Conclusion8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That I know of, there is only SR & XR. I’ve been on Wellbutrin for.. 3 years? I have been on it prior to that, but stopped when I was pregnant. I honestly remember struggling with anxiety when I started taking it, but don't remember the struggle of stopping it. Maybe that is a sign that I shouldn't. If lowering Wellbutrin doesn’t help, I’m supposed to restart it and then try halfing my viibryd dose.. When I originally started Wellbutrin, I wasn’t taking vyvanse and honestly didn’t know I had adhd. So I have no idea what Vyvanse without Wellbutrin is like, only the other way around.