-=> Quoting Desiree Louvre to Regina Finan <=-
 -=> While eating Chocolate, Desiree had this to say: <=-
 DL> ^^^^^^^^^ (been a stressful week)
 
 DL> Sim Earth is pretty neat: 
 DL> SIM EARTH... The Living Planet
 DL> Take charge of an entire planet from it's birth until
 DL> its death-- 10 billion years later. Guide life from its
 DL> incep- tion as single-celled microbes to a civilization
 DL> that can reach for the stars. Inspired by James
 DL> Lovelocks' Gaia Hypothesis, Sim Earth simulates the
 DL> Earth as a single living organism.
 DL> You can place lifeforms where you want, land or sea... various levels
 DL> of civilization. There are special "terraforming tools"... unleash
 DL> volcanoes, tidal waves, earth quakes, meteors and other natural powers.
 DL> You can take over existing planets or create new randomly generated
 DL> worlds. 
 Sounds really neat.  Jeremy would love it and so would Jonathon.
 RF> Yeah, Jeremy just started his stuff again.  Come up with the smart
 RF> mouth. I asked him why he insisted on talking to me like I was a piece
 RF> of *.* He grinned (can you believe that)?  Then with his attitude he
 DL> Yup... Cory does this too... in one hand it's frustrating, on the
 DL> other I wonder with amusement at the audacity of this kid.
 
 Does Corey have ODD too?  I can't remember if you said.  All I know is
 Jeremy does and his attitude toward parental authority stinks.  Although
 it is better than a few years ago.
 RF> says "cause".  Now how the heck can he have both at the same time?
 RF> Then he comes and gets his dinner like he's my best friend.  Some days
 RF> I would love to just pop him and get it over with.  Sounds awful, but
 DL> Contemplated this myself... but Cory's most likely to pop me back! 
 DL> So, I can't be doing that now.
 
 Well, I'm safe in that department.  Don't think Jeremy has the guts to
 go that far with me.  Although the kids know not to.  Dad has seriously
 let them know that won't be tolerated.  Once our 17 year old tried leaving
 the house when told not to and my husband (43 at the time) caught him and
 held him to the ground.  Just to let him know he still had it in him to
 kick his butt.  My other children saw that.  To this day they know there
 is only so far they can go.
 RF> Is that something that is inherited?  I thought it was just a form of
 RF> depression that anyone could get.
 DL> Could be. I was told it was inherited, but some people may never ever
 DL> know if they live in a climate that has very short winters/ lots of
 DL> sunshine. It is like an extreme form of cabin fever... the
 DL> restlessness, irritability, and so on, but on a lesser scale than SAD.
 
 I send my kids out in the cold every once in the while when the sun is
 out or if the kids are so riled up I can't stand them.
 DL> You still didn't tell me which state you live in! :)
 
 Oh, I thought I mentioned it.  I live in Michigan, not far from Detroit.
 Lived here all my life.  I kinda hate the winters.  As a matter of fact
 I don't like the summers here either.  Too Humid.
 RF> Yeah, I know what you mean.  Jeremy was up most of the nite again.
 RF> He has a horrible time sleeping.  Since he is older I don't stay up
 RF> with him if he has a sleepless nite.  But I can remember when things
 Well at nite I know he gets up and eats and stuff, but he watches TV, plus
 he has his bed partner, the cat. Actually they still get into things, but
 it seems they don't do it then.  Give it some time he'll grow outta it.
 DL> I envy you! But I think Cory will always get into things...
 
 DL> I like to be insanely busy... I feel better and actually function
 DL> better (sound familiar??? ) At least I'm not on the internet too...
 DL> Ron, Cory's father takes care of that end for me.  But if
 DL> there isn't any thing new that I don't know already or can't easily get
 DL> myself then I probably won't go regularly. Besides... hahahaha, Cory's
 DL> doctor is the consulting doctor! 
 
 I keep myself busy, some days I can't sit still and other days I can't
 move.
 DL> Well, dad told me the other day that he is looking forward to seeing
 DL> Cory off meds!!! I'm still laughing!!!!! HE has forgotten what Cory's
 DL> behavior is like without medication... I sure the heck haven't. But
 DL> Cory is 4 years older now so maybe (PLEASE GOD) there will be some
 DL> improvements/changes for the better.
 I don't envy you that at all.  I have been raising Jeremy without meds
 all these years.  I spend plenty of days crying and have seen him move
 forward one space and back two.  I have days at a time I think he won't
 need the meds (except for sleep) and days where I which I could throw him
 a 100 valiums.  Other days I can't seem to get one bit of understanding
 between us and other days he seems to be a teacher.  Somehow I keep thinking
 that there has to be a medication that will stabilize him, then again I
 see kids on Meds and some aren't much improved other than being able to
 concentrate.  I just don't know.  I see Jeremy try really hard at times
 to control his temper and many times act so good.  I wonder sometimes if
 I should stick it out without it.  Then again, I see the struggle at
 trying to study.  If he didn't have a hard time concentrating I would do
 without.  I know the tears and frustration will not last forever.  
 Well I'm going off as Jeremy is having a hyper day today.
 Regina
... ARRRRRGGGHHH!!!! ... Tension breaker, had to be done.
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