My son came home from school yesterday so hyperactive, I couldn't handle it. It started with the most severe pressured speech (lasted hours of NON-STOP chattering, aaaaahhhhhhhh!), changing his mind 4 times about dinner (yogurt, salami, lox sandwich, cereal, followed by climbing on the table to reach a different food, spilling milk on table, chair, floor several times), running from activity to activity (TV, computer game, bathroom, kitchen, dining room, aaaaaahhhhhhhhh!) and more non-stop talking, negotiating, begging, etc etc etc......... OMG ! MY nerves were shot. Of course, I began to yell, put him in time out twice. I think I'm the one who need medication for my nerves. He wears a patch for his meds, which I think he peeled off too early, so I told him to keep it on till he comes home. Nevertheless, assuming this activity level is a part of him for the long run, how do I work on myself to become more patient and tolerant when I want to scratch my eyeballs out?!

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