Wednesday, March 26, 2008

• A bit of a distraction

  I am embarking on a new venture of sorts.  Our oldest son can be rather odd.  I love him to death, but sometimes his behavior can be rather sporadic.  A blog I like to read spoke of a diet which she follows with her son called the Feingold Diet.  I guess I get rather hard on myself and blame his bahavioral issues on myself.  Saying I should be better mother or that I shouldn't let him play video games, or shouldn't have let him watch so much TV when he was littler. 

  Yesterday, my hubby came to me and said that he seriously thought we should consider getting medication for our son.  I am really not OK with that.  I really think that there has to be another way.  I think medication is a last resort, when all else has failed. 

  My hubby said that he would allow me to try the diet, but without spending any money.  The diet basically calls for avoidance of all preservatives, artificial colors and flavorings.  Which I am fine with.  I like to be more natural!  I don't think God intended for us to put chemicals in our foods.  I am not, however, very good at avoiding convenience foods though, because they save me time.

  I prayed and asked God to make this way easy if it was meant to be.  So far, it has not been easy!  Now, granted, this is the first day.  If you join the Feingold Association, they will send you their books, which list which products are acceptable, what you can eat if you go to...say....McDonald's.  But hubby is not for spending any money on this.  We were doing well so far with what I could find that would work, but then ds had an unexpected hockey game, as in it was not on the calendar!  So I was not prepared at all with something for him to take with him to eat for dinner....not that I know what I would have packed anyway.  Grrrr!  So, he will be eating fast food tonight for dinner....and basically, today was a total loss for the diet.

  Upon surveying what I have in my pantry, I see that I have a lot of no no foods.  It is very discouraging!  I feel very angry that I cannot seem to get the information that I need!  I cannot believe that God would want us to medicate our son!  But it seems, so far, that he is saying no to the diet.  Of course, I'll just have to keep praying and believing that He will give me an answer to this!  Send some help my way from somewhere!  I also keep praying that He will show me what to do with my son's curriculum for next year.  God just seems to be silent on these things.  I know that I will get an answer, I just have to wait.

  Well, I need to tidy up a bit, and maybe do some more online research.

  Blessings

  Monique

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