My son recently got some neighborhood kids to play with. They go to one kid's driveway where they have a basketball hoop. They just play for hours, without any screen time. Awesome, right? Except that he's pissed because he can't "practice" basketball unless we have it too. And he's only been into basketball for all of one week.
Next instance - he found a couple of dollars somewhere in the house. I asked him to keep it safe. That turned into whining about how his toy safe (that does contain real money) is not opening anymore.
Last week it was about not having the right brand of Rubik's cube (he's got multiple cubes and can solve them all). Before that was needing running spikes (he's already a great runner). It just goes on and on.
I'm so worn out. It's been an exceptionally challenging day. He's made me cry multiple times (and I'm not proud about it but there are limits) with his rudeness and unkind behavior, including yelling and blaming me. Will he ever get a sense of gratefulness? Or is he going to chase the next best thing forever? I cry so much thinking about his future.
He just seems moody and unhappy. IDK if it's the Adderall but if I stop it, he will go back to hating school. And he'll probably make us go even more insane at home. When I ask him why he's in a bad mood, he says he doesn't know. When we talk to him after the fact about how he could have handled something better or how he hurt someone, he seems to get it and does seem remorseful but it gets reset almost immediately.
Sorry for the ramble. I came here because I know several would relate. I am jealous of people who have neurotypical kids with "typical kid problems".I see his own friends who have gone from being the crazy 4 year old toddler to mature and reasonable. While we live an unpredictable life where day by day (or hour by hour) something could change.