Fibromyalgia Support Group

Ok, Bit if rant here. Sorry. I think you all know I have a 15 year old son. Well since he goes out all over the mobile home park we live in. It's a wide open area. We got tired of screaming for him so we got a set of walkie-talkies. One he keeps with him and the other one stays here at the house. That way if I want him I call him or vice a versa. We did it mainly cause he has seizures. Well today I tried contacting him 3 times on his walkie-talkie to get him to come home to feed the dogs and take them out. I got no answer. Now he's in the last stage of his being weaned off his seizure medicine, so right away I started freaking out that something was wrong with him cause I had heard a bunch of noise like he had been pushing the button, but not saying anything. I then went and looked out every window to see if I could see him, and no. I went and rechecked the kitchen window that faces our driveway that leads onto the main dirt road up and out of here. I see him and his freind come riding down the hill on their bikes. he noticed me at the kitchen window and and waved just as I was motioning for him to come here. They took off. I went to the front of the house and outside around the house to yell for him. I could still see them. Of course yelling hurt my throat. I came storming back inside, got my car keys and went back outside. Of course I had to drive down to go after him. As I've mentioned, the light hurts my eyes now, even though I have the glasses that change in the outdoors. I then get a headache. I had to get in the car, forgot my seat cushion, and had to go down after him. Mind you, our road is a dirt road. A bumpy dirt road. I got down there and saw he wasn't exactly where I thought he was. He was way across a field, down in the creek. This mobile home park used to be used as a cow farm, so there is LOTS of open space. I called, but neither one heard me. I had to walk all the way over there. He then pops up. By that time, I was so mad at him. I yelled at him and told him to get his butt back up to the house, that he was grounded. He said it wasn't my fault the walkie-talkie turned itself off while I was helping the other kid mow his lawn. I just didn't care. Had to come home and take some more Tylenol.

just acting in the heat of the moment. you should be proud he ws helping a friend out, not ground him take the poor child out for ice cream! i know how it is by the way. i feel you pain and worry. them kids will drive ya bonkers , wont they!

I understand why you got so nervous not hearing from him with his seizure history. That's great he has a place to hang around with friends, He should have come when you saw him and called him over. That alone would have upset me. My girls don't always listen the first time and that's frustrating to me, they sure don't deserve ice cream today lol. Maybe in doing all you did in turn only hurting yourself could have been overboard but hey if that's the only way you could get him home then you gotta do what you gotta do. If he's not a repeat offender of this then maybe just talk to him about what to do in the future and take away the grounding unless like I said he's a repeat offender of this then a lesson needs to be taught. Good luck and don't be too hard on yourself either.

I took the grounding away but I did point out to him the reason I jumped all over him. I did however also make the point he isn't allowed down at the creek cause there can be snakes down there or black widow spiders. All is good for now anyway. LOL.

my mom use to say that if we came home late it better be at the point where she was no longer mad but ready to look in ditches for our head and relieved we were alright...

kids do not understand the panic we go through, so I would suggest this..tell him your fears and maybe it will make him relise he needs to do a better effort in making you feel better about keeping better contact..

as for over reacting I think you got mad and I dont blam you at all I probable would have chased him down myself..was he really helping mow?cause at least that was good..did he relise you were waving him home,or did he think you were waving hi..cause if he diliberatly new you were getting his attention and he road away any ways yep he's grounded..but if it was a miss comunication I would exsplain why you are so mad..again kids dont understand our fear as I didnt unerstand my mothers untill I had my own

Yeah he was really helping the kid mow cause the kid came this morning to see if Sean was all right. He also vouched that he thought I was waving to them to say hi.

well like Stacey said if he is not a repeat offender I would un do the grounding...but again exsplain your fear..I think sometimes they forget we are people to and have feelings and fears..he is fifteen? they have no fear do they but they will learn..