Guest guest Posted October 10, 2002 Report Share Posted October 10, 2002 , Yes, I know how it feels----at least from a step-mom's view. My ex had custody of his teenage son and that's about what happened when his son got his license and vehicle. I was really close to my stepson. Since I have no children of my own, and his Mom was nowhere around, I was involved in all the real Mom stuff. His darling girlfriend thought it was funny to yank the steering wheel and watch him re-gain control of the vehicle. On slick roads from a light misty rain, he didn't get control back after one of those yanks! It is a good thing we were called to go to the hospital first because if I had seen that big " V " in the hood of his truck before I saw him I would have really freaked! With too may kids in the cap of his truck and a stupid girlfriend it could have been a serious disaster. Take a deep breath and let the heart rate slow down. By tomorrow you will be ready to strangle him but won't because you wouldn't hurt a hair on his head! LOL Hang in there! Aunt B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2002 Report Share Posted October 11, 2002 , I have a son who is just turning 18 and he has cf and I hear what you are saying. I am so happy that your son is safe and that things turned out so well for him with the car wreck. My son is doing really well at this time but not a day goes by that I dont think about cf and what that means in his life. He has been able to live his life as normally as everyone else except that his normal involves aerosol treatments, vests, enzymes, regularly scheduled hospital visits, handfuls of pills daily and you know the normal worries that come with having cf. and of course the worries of being a teenager. As you may have noticed the word cf is in small letters as we have made cf not the main focus in his life but rather a bump in his ride thru life. His doctors told us not to treat him any different then his sibling and that was the best advice we were ever given. I am having a hard time letting go now that he is turning 18 and he will now be able to make decision on his own, (of course I hope he will still listen to us). Is there anyone else out there at the same stage in this journey, it seems that most people I see posted on these sights have younger children and mostly girls. I think having young men is a whole different perspective since men dont speak as openly as girls, I would love to have some feed back from mothers or fathers or even men that have cf. Thanks a Mom in Ohio a scary night Sometimes I think I worry so much about what is going on with Cory and CF that I forget to worry about the real life stuff. Cory(who is 16) was in a car accident today. When I arrived on the scene and seen his car total and upside down laying in a corn field, it was the scariest thing I had ever seen. I felt my life just flash before me. I jumped out of my car before I think it ever stopped. Thank God Cory was fine and so was his passenger. Some scrapes and scratches and that is it. All the kids were transported to the hospital but no one was hurt. Getting the phone call that says " mom I was in an accident, please come " I beleive is the scariest words a mother can here. All I could do was hug him and thank god he and everyone involved was ok. My daughter was following the accident on the volleyball bus. Sometimes in a scary situation you realize how close your kids are, even if at home all they do is fight. Cory went up to the bus as soon as he got out of his car and all he wanted was his siter. Luckily the coach let Amber off the bus to stay with her brother until I got there. Of course as it would figure, this had to be the one volleyball game I couldn't attend due to a work related class. Cory went to the game in my place. I guess I just needed to talk so I get calmed down before kissing all my kids good night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2002 Report Share Posted October 11, 2002 , I have a son who is just turning 18 and he has cf and I hear what you are saying. I am so happy that your son is safe and that things turned out so well for him with the car wreck. My son is doing really well at this time but not a day goes by that I dont think about cf and what that means in his life. He has been able to live his life as normally as everyone else except that his normal involves aerosol treatments, vests, enzymes, regularly scheduled hospital visits, handfuls of pills daily and you know the normal worries that come with having cf. and of course the worries of being a teenager. As you may have noticed the word cf is in small letters as we have made cf not the main focus in his life but rather a bump in his ride thru life. His doctors told us not to treat him any different then his sibling and that was the best advice we were ever given. I am having a hard time letting go now that he is turning 18 and he will now be able to make decision on his own, (of course I hope he will still listen to us). Is there anyone else out there at the same stage in this journey, it seems that most people I see posted on these sights have younger children and mostly girls. I think having young men is a whole different perspective since men dont speak as openly as girls, I would love to have some feed back from mothers or fathers or even men that have cf. Thanks a Mom in Ohio a scary night Sometimes I think I worry so much about what is going on with Cory and CF that I forget to worry about the real life stuff. Cory(who is 16) was in a car accident today. When I arrived on the scene and seen his car total and upside down laying in a corn field, it was the scariest thing I had ever seen. I felt my life just flash before me. I jumped out of my car before I think it ever stopped. Thank God Cory was fine and so was his passenger. Some scrapes and scratches and that is it. All the kids were transported to the hospital but no one was hurt. Getting the phone call that says " mom I was in an accident, please come " I beleive is the scariest words a mother can here. All I could do was hug him and thank god he and everyone involved was ok. My daughter was following the accident on the volleyball bus. Sometimes in a scary situation you realize how close your kids are, even if at home all they do is fight. Cory went up to the bus as soon as he got out of his car and all he wanted was his siter. Luckily the coach let Amber off the bus to stay with her brother until I got there. Of course as it would figure, this had to be the one volleyball game I couldn't attend due to a work related class. Cory went to the game in my place. I guess I just needed to talk so I get calmed down before kissing all my kids good night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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