My son is in the hospital!

You and your son are in my thoughts and prayers. *hugs* Don't go and eat your way through the stress though, even if it is all SF. That's still not a way to deal with stress. *hugs* You came here, that's the best way to deal with some of the stress you're feeling. Please don't eat it into submission. Deal with it the best way and the healthy way. Talk with us. Talk with your friends. Talk to those that don't know you well, even. But don't turn to food. I'm sorry, but that's a bad suggestion from another poster. Food got us to where we are and we don't want to go back. *hugs* I am looking into seeing someone for individual and marriage counseling.  It's the first time I've ever done this, gone to someone because I can't fix my own problems. I hope and pray they can help me put my life together again. I do hope your son gets the help he needs. *hugs*

So sorry if I offended anyone with my post about the SF jello and popsicles. I was under the assumption that SF popsicles were free food anyway and was also part of your daily fluids! And if you have the munchies...can chew on them! Again so sorry. I wouldn't want to sabotage anyone.

Janene

*hugs* I didn't mean to come across as offended. I just know food, not even SF food is the way to cope with stress. Once you use food, you can easily fall back into the nonSF foods too. So I too offer an apology if I upset you. It wasn't intentional. ~ Deanna

Linda:

I know completely what you are going through.  I just quit my night job today (I still have a full time day job) so I could be home with my kids.  I received a call this morning from the school counselor indicating that they are very concerned about my daughter (she is 12) because she wants to die and starve herself to death.  She is very emotional and takes everything to heart.  On the flip side, my son (he is 10) wants to die too because people make fun of him for his ADHD and Tourettes.  They both did counseling for a while and now, needless to say, they will both be going back.  I hate not being able to take my kids pains away.  I know as a child I hurt when people made fun of me or didn't like me and dealt with things by eating.  I just can't imagine wanting to kill myself or go to that length.  I want to take the pain away and "cure" them of their troubles!  You tell them that you love them but that doesn't seem to be good enough!  I think about antidepressants for them but then I hear of all the horror stories of it making kids worse.  What is a parent to do?????????

Linda, I am wishing you the best of outcomes for yur son and your family! As you know I have had some difficult times with my son in the last year and fortunately getting him the counseling and some anti depressants have helped him tremendously. It is a tough road for all of us when no one wants to think that we could possibly know that our children have something wrong and need some additional help! I hope that this Dr. is what he is needing and that the help he is now getting makes him better! I will be keeping your family in my thoughts and prayers! Hugz Dawn