Off Topic Part Deux

[childress_london 3]

Well I just got back from the pediatricians office. She has told me what the doctor in Canada told me and what everyone else has told me. That even if he has "ADD" it is just above the line of normal behavior and she doesn't recommend further testing. She said if I wanted it, I could get it, but she suggested making the school pay for it if they want it that badly. She said that he is very well spoken, can name his favourite authors and is just your typical class clown. She also doesn't agree with medicating children unless they truly need it and she doesn't think my son is in need of medication.

I am relieved but at the same time, the schools are on their own little mission and it just means another hurdle because regardless of who I see and what I say, they won't stop until they've heard what they want to hear.

A.D.D. and others supposed diseases like S.A.D, etc. are marketing ploys by pharmaceutical companies to sell drugs.

Think about it...look at how many "disorders" were on the official psychology list in the 60s and look now.

It is mind-boggling.

True...but that is like my mom saying there weren't as many "gays" as there were back in the 60s... My answer? "Mum, yeah there were..it just wasn't acceptable for them to come out at the time...it was secret.."

Medicine is always advancing..Psych is always advancing..we know a lot more now then we did 50 years ago...and while we shouldn't be prescribing things left and right, there are disorders that need medical attention.

My son has ADD. We finally got him on medication a few years ago, which was helping him concentrate better, but he ended up being allergic to several different ones. Strange huh? I don't like medication anyway. So we have to work more with behavior modification and lots of encouragement. It's easy for kids with ADD to get discouraged and just want to give up. He wanted to do well in school, he just couldn't focus. Homework was a nightmare. He's very bright. He would tell me the answer to a math problem right off, but it took ten minutes to get him to actually write the answer down. I'm sorry but this is not "normal" and it's not about a normal kid being a little rambunctious. This is a true problem that he has had to deal with and continues to deal with. (He's 11 right now). My younger brother had ADHD and was a 100 times worse than my son ever thought about being. My mother didn't like the medication either and she took him off. She did a lot of reading on the subject and put him on the Feingold diet, which really helped. She ended up having to take him out of school and homeschool him because they couldn't handle him. Unfortunately, I know this is not available to most mothers. :-( Today he is in his late 30's and works at a police department and is a wonderful intelligent person. So, medication isn't always a must or needed. But the cooperation of teachers, schools and a lot of hard work on the parents part is necessary in any case.

[childress_london 3]

Hi everyone. Went to Canada over the weekend to see my hubby. I finally got to try poutine. :-) Is there anything else uniquely Canadian I should try on my next visit?

Where in Canada is he?

He's in Ottawa.

[Krikit 1,163]

every single chocolate bar EVER in a convenience store! haha

So true! That and Vachon cakes.

[childress_london 3]

Hi everyone. Went to Canada over the weekend to see my hubby. I finally got to try poutine. :-) Is there anything else uniquely Canadian I should try on my next visit?

A beaver tail!!

Beaver tail? Is that like a bear's claw (a sugar coated pastry with almonds)? LOL

[Emancipation 2]

Hi everyone. Went to Canada over the weekend to see my hubby. I finally got to try poutine. :-) Is there anything else uniquely Canadian I should try on my next visit?

Where in Canada is he?

He's in Ottawa.

Then i second the beaver tail on the Rideau Canal!!

mmmmmmm And make sure you have ketchup chips.. and nanaimo squares.

[childress_london 3]

every single chocolate bar EVER in a convenience store! haha

So true! That and Vachon cakes.

Hmmm....I think I need pictures.

Hi everyone. Went to Canada over the weekend to see my hubby. I finally got to try poutine. :-) Is there anything else uniquely Canadian I should try on my next visit?

Where in Canada is he?

He's in Ottawa.

Then i second the beaver tail on the Rideau Canal!!

mmmmmmm And make sure you have ketchup chips.. and nanaimo squares.

Woot! I'm getting a good list of things to try. Can't wait!

[MrsCat 6]

every single chocolate bar EVER in a convenience store! haha

So true! That and Vachon cakes.

- I just ate the last Mille Feuille Vachon that my mom brought yesterday. Please eat one of those on my behalf. And a Maple Passion Flakie.

[childress_london 3]

every single chocolate bar EVER in a convenience store! haha

So true! That and Vachon cakes.

- I just ate the last Mille Feuille Vachon that my mom brought yesterday. Please eat one of those on my behalf. And a Maple Passion Flakie.

So can I get these things at the grocery store?

[Emancipation 2]

every single chocolate bar EVER in a convenience store! haha

So true! That and Vachon cakes.

- I just ate the last Mille Feuille Vachon that my mom brought yesterday. Please eat one of those on my behalf. And a Maple Passion Flakie.

So can I get these things at the grocery store?

and just about any gas station... mmmm vachon cakes

[MrsCat 6]

every single chocolate bar EVER in a convenience store! haha

So true! That and Vachon cakes.

- I just ate the last Mille Feuille Vachon that my mom brought yesterday. Please eat one of those on my behalf. And a Maple Passion Flakie.

So can I get these things at the grocery store?

Just about anywhere, convenience store, grocery store, walmart. Just not in the US.

http://www.vachon.com/Products.aspx

Edited January 14, 2009 by MrsCat

[Emancipation 2]

[trailmix 77]

every single chocolate bar EVER in a convenience store! haha

So true! That and Vachon cakes.

- I just ate the last Mille Feuille Vachon that my mom brought yesterday. Please eat one of those on my behalf. And a Maple Passion Flakie.

So can I get these things at the grocery store?

Just about anywhere, convenience store, grocery store, walmart. Just not in the US.

I don't even know what a Maple Passion Flakie is

[Krikit 1,163]

Hi everyone. Went to Canada over the weekend to see my hubby. I finally got to try poutine. :-) Is there anything else uniquely Canadian I should try on my next visit?

A beaver tail!!

Beaver tail? Is that like a bear's claw (a sugar coated pastry with almonds)? LOL

No. I can't remember what they call them here. Starts with an F, I think. Funnel cakes? They're the fried dough with icing sugar that you find at festivals and stuff.

every single chocolate bar EVER in a convenience store! haha

So true! That and Vachon cakes.

- I just ate the last Mille Feuille Vachon that my mom brought yesterday. Please eat one of those on my behalf. And a Maple Passion Flakie.

Maple Passion Flakie? I'm going to have to try one of those! I've only ever seen the raspberry ones.

Try ALL the Vachon cakes, Childress, then tell us what you think of them. LOL Vachon Cakes

You also need to try butter tarts and date squares. Yummy in my tummy!!!

[SpiritAlight 1]

I'm sorry to everyone who is facing deep issues with psychological problems.

I never mean to make light if such things.

My beef is with over-zealous doctors writing out prescriptions.

I am well aware of how things were in the 90s...kickbacks and all that shtuff.

I wonder how different things are now in the medical world.

Unnecessary medication has been my experience (not me personally, people close to me).

And so...

Medication prescribed to supposed "hysterical" house-wives in the 50s to 60s...well there is much written on this subject and I won't go on about it.

This is why you never catch me using the word "hysterical" when I mean "hilarious".

It is a word that is over-used and wrongly used....unless you are speaking of someone who is out of control psychologically speaking.

Oops, perhaps this should have been in the Vent Thread.

[MrsCat 6]

every single chocolate bar EVER in a convenience store! haha

So true! That and Vachon cakes.

- I just ate the last Mille Feuille Vachon that my mom brought yesterday. Please eat one of those on my behalf. And a Maple Passion Flakie.

So can I get these things at the grocery store?

Just about anywhere, convenience store, grocery store, walmart. Just not in the US.

I don't even know what a Maple Passion Flakie is

Well they have the regular Passion Flakie which was the fruit one, but a little while ago they added a new flavour, Creme and Caramel (I call it maple because that's what it tastes like). DELISH!

I should have added that it is one of the Vachon cakes.

Edited January 14, 2009 by MrsCat