Re: Husband And Son With ADHD.

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@cammy09

I’m ADD and am raising 3 ADD kids by myself. Three of us are on meds and dealing with things much more successfully than prior to the diagnosis.

I went through two unsuccessful marriages before I met the gal who could put up with me. If you watched the show, you met Patrick’s wife, Janis is her name…

My third wife, Jan, who I was with for 25 years, had the kind of loving, accepting attitude toward me as Janis does towards Patrick. Sadly, we lost Jan a few years back to leukemia.

The most important, take home lesson I got from the program was Janice’s acceptance of Patrick and his ADD ways. She understands… If you read through the posts on this forum, you’ll get a handle on what we deal with, how we cope, where we fail, how we survive. Hopefully, you’ll get an understanding of the hell your mate has been dealing with, and with the meds and support, he will too. It now will take time, and some soul searching, and some work, but… it will get better, of this I have the confidence of our experience.

The program these fine folks produced has been a treasure to my small family. We’ve watched it several times, and I’ve watched it one-on-one with each of my children. What a blessing it has been to see my kids finally accept that they’re not alone, that they really have talents beyond normal, that they now have a handle on why they felt ‘different.’ The most important thing I’ve learned as a parent to this group of misfits is that I, as Janis shows in the program, understand what they’re going through, and accept their misgivings. I love them all the more.

This is my wish for you.

Hang in there. It won’t be easy. It will be worth it.

Merry Christmas to you and yours, and my very best wishes for the New Year.

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