i was just reading a post that asked for advice about kids and anti-depressants. i am not linking because 1)i am feeling rather lazy today and 2)i don't really feel it's my place. i did email the person and offer my not-so-expert advice.


that's not the point of this post though. the point is that while reading the comments to her post i found myself getting ticked off again at the number of people who find it so damn easy to criticize someone for considering meds for their kids. they cite studies about effectiveness and appropriateness and while i am sure that this is all done with good intentions, deciding to put your kids on meds is one of the most difficult and heartbreaking decisions to make. people telling you that kids just don't need meds makes it so much more difficult.


guess what? some kids do need meds. mine does.


want to call me a bad parent? go for it. but it won't be because i gave him what he needed. it could be because i let him watch movies other parents wouldn't or because we had cake for breakfast over the weekend or maybe because of that one time i ran co over with the car, but it isn't because i give j what he needs to live his life the best way possible.


i am not sure where i am going with this. it just makes me crazy when people say things like, "why don't you just try....." or "i can't believe people would drug their kids instead of just taking the time to ....." yes, i think many kids are overdiagnosed and meds (especially ADD meds) are overprescribed but if you are dealing with a parent who is agonizing over the decision, clearly this isn't one of those cases.


/ rant


see what happens when i am stuck home working on a crappy, rainy day?