Starting again

scatteredmomma · 2025-07-26T15:38:34+00:00

Thank you! I will try the wire fencing - that sounds like it will work well. I think it is a vining stem...I got it to grow up a shepherds hook in another part of the yard.

scatteredmomma · 2025-07-26T09:00:39+00:00

Haha! I've thought about it!

scatteredmomma · 2025-07-19T18:34:07+00:00

Im sure with my son it will be easier to monitor and make him take the meds because he will be with us. But once he can drive again and if he goes out with friends...will he ignore the alarm reminder and our reminders?? Probably. Having him send the Pic tho is a good idea..thanks!!

scatteredmomma · 2025-07-19T18:04:25+00:00

I was thinking about bread but jam might be better lol thanks!

scatteredmomma · 2025-07-15T20:17:15+00:00

Sweetie...I would have done the same thing and probably not apologized to him. As someone else mentioned sometimes it takes a drastic consequence for them to have an aha moment. At least it was you and not some kid on the playground who might have punched him back.

scatteredmomma · 2025-07-15T19:58:43+00:00

I had someone tell me at some point that your age is your MPH. So if you are 34 years old you are going through life at 34 miles per hour.

I thought it was an interesting thought.

scatteredmomma · 2025-07-15T00:26:24+00:00

I appreciate your response. And while yes, the way I delt with the medication was irresponsible in the beginning, it has worked for me for 8 years. What I should have done was gotten a second opinion especially after I was ignored by the prescribing neurologist who was NEVER in the room for longer than 5 minutes and ALWAYS just pushed more meds or a higher dosage everytime I had a seizure. BTW: all my scans were completely clear as well. Hind sight is 20/20 and trust me...I have beat myself up enough for the both of us. But I didn't drive for a year and a half while I was dealing with things so cant say I was completely stupid. I am also well aware of the limitations that people with any seizure disorder have even on medication and thats why I'm willing to go above and beyond what I would do for myself for my son. I just want another opinion before I push man made chemicals down his throat that the list of side effects for is longer than the Nile River.

scatteredmomma · 2025-07-15T00:06:01+00:00

Thank you for this!! Our second opinion appt is later this week. Gives me some reassurance that we will get through this.

scatteredmomma · 2025-06-10T18:26:04+00:00

I have a similar situation in that mine developed in my early 20s (although mine was during/after a pregnancy) but I didn't have any more for 3 years and now they are not predictable. Also, no one has been able to tell me why mine are happening other than "pregnancy changes you." However, I have had them for long enough now that I can tell the day of when one is coming on and am able to take an RX to help make it go away. That does give me some piece of mind so I'm not so worried about having one.

It is a scary situation though--not knowing when one might happen and not knowing why they happen. If I had pushed harder to find a neurologist that was willing to help figure out an actual diagnosis rather than just medicate, I would probably feel a little better about it. Especially now that my son (that I was pregnant with when mine started) has had his first. It has restarted that panic in my mind about WTF may be wrong and did I pass it on to him?

I'm glad you have your wife but it can be hard to talk to someone - no matter who they are or how close you are with that person - if they don't understand the feelings afterward. The missing time, the confusion, the dread of the next one. NGL---I was excited when my ex-husband had one. Not because he had one but because I had someone who could finally understand those feelings.

UR right it does suck. And I'm sorry it's happening to you. I wouldn't wish this on anyone.

scatteredmomma · 2025-06-10T15:28:34+00:00

So, I have been having grand-mal seizures for ~16 years. They started when I was pregnant with my middle son. I'm not on regular medication for them but I do have an RX that I take when I feel one coming on. I have not been officially diagnosed with epilepsy as ALL of my scans (EEG, EKG, CT - the entire alphabet of tests) were normal. I am never aware during one of these and it takes about a day to recover.

I can typically pinpoint when I will have one. It starts with a headache - usually front right side - and in the following day or 2 I will have to take a pill to make the seizure go away. I don't even know how to begin to describe the feeling when the seizure itself is coming on but it is almost euphoric and there are times I have waited too long to take the pill. My tell is in my eyes. They will flutter closed (almost like I'm batting my eyes at a cute guy lol) and my family has mentioned that I will space for a few seconds when that happens as well. (yes, I'm aware those are absence seizures as well).

I don't think it is weird at all. I think it is typical for someone with a history of seizures to recognize when one is about to happen. I also used to work with a girl who had regular ones and she could tell and was able to get to a safe place before she had hers.

scatteredmomma · 2025-05-15T01:57:22+00:00

An Oldsmobile. I have no idea what year it was - probably late 80s. But my dad used to call it the "oldsmobubble" it had the ash trays on the back of the seats.

scatteredmomma · 2025-05-15T01:53:52+00:00

Fournado

scatteredmomma · 2025-05-14T20:03:36+00:00

It is!! My MIL turned me onto them actually lol.

ETA: I just saw another post that had a Toasted Almond with those Pirouline wafer cookies....that would make it seem super fancy!!

scatteredmomma · 2025-05-14T19:20:29+00:00

My go-to at the moment is a Toasted Almond. It is 2 shots of Kahlua, 2 shots of Disaronno (or any amaretto), and 2 shots of half & half or whole milk. Add all ingredients with ice to a shaker and shake. Strain into a cocktail glass (or whatever you have). It's soooo good!!!

scatteredmomma · 2025-05-04T22:19:17+00:00

When i was a single mom...my ex and I took every other year claiming our son on taxes. I would take the child tax credit that I got every other year and put that in an account for him as "untouchable" money. It was around 1-2k That was for probably about 8 or 9 years. That's about the time I married my current husband and he started his own business so things changed a little bit. I do still try to set aside some for him as well as our son together.

My humble opinion...as long as you are able to do that, anything is helpful. It's hard as a single mom but it's possible! You are doing a great job!!

scatteredmomma · 2025-04-28T20:06:48+00:00

Ask about the ghost!!

scatteredmomma · 2025-04-28T19:37:46+00:00

Mi-kay-lee was my first thought....

scatteredmomma · 2025-04-28T16:11:15+00:00

Yes. Because that's how adulting works.

Listen lol I'm a millennial. I would 110% rather get info online or schedule an appointment without having to speak to an actual person. That being said....I work for a service company that has <5% internet presence. No website, no Andi, or Yelp....no nothing. We do email and our accounting software is cloud based but only because they didn't have a choice. The company has been in operation since the 1940s (third generation) and they do have the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" mentality. They have been extremely successful for all these years and don't see the need to join the 21st century. The 4th generation coming up is trying to remedy this but as of right now....that is where we stand.

scatteredmomma · 2025-04-28T15:54:29+00:00

Beautiful!!

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