Tea for Two

Camdyn spent all morning playing with the play food.  She cooked, organized, and then invited me to a tea party with a full smorgasbord of food.

She left out no detail...

Yesterday, we started Camdyn on medication for ADHD.  I have very mixed emotions, but I think we need to try this next step, for both Camdyn and for our family as a whole.

Yesterday, Camdyn was a different girl.  She played for over 4 hours with the play food...there was no fighting, no tantrums, no zooming around. There was no screaming, no hitting, no teasing.  

It was bittersweet.

We have a book called The Good Little Girl, it tells the story of a good girl named, Miranda.  Miranda, has a naughty girl living inside her, named Lucretia, who comes to the surface when Miranda has had enough being patient with her busy parents who have no time for her.  Lucretia is bold, bossy, and stands up for Miranda...maybe a little too much.  I can't help comparing it to Camdyn...and the naughty little Lumpy living inside her.  Camdyn so desperately wants to be good, she wants praise, she wants people to like her.  Who wouldn't?  Hopefully, this will give Camdyn a chance for all of that.  I know it's not a magic pill...a magic fix all, but if it helps even a little bit, I'm willing to try it.

I said it is bittersweet.  Bittersweet, because I love that little Lumpy just as much as I love Camdyn.  I don't want this to come at the cost of losing her personality...'cause God knows that girl's chalk full of it.

So, we're going to work on finding balance. 
If this doesn't work, we'll try something else, but at least we'll know we tried.