2nd Diaversary for my Boy Tomorrow

[Tina63]

So tomorrow marks the 2 year point of my son's journey. It has been a rather bumpy ride so far, with quite a long way to go yet, but hopefully with the psychologist lined up for the New Year and things at home hopefully starting to settle down in a few weeks I'm hoping he really does start to turn a corner.

Of course his 18th birthday is only days away now, and he has already told me of his plans for New Year's Eve - another dreaded party at someone's house across town, so I guess that means me staying tee-total for the night - just 'in case!' Luckily alcohol really doesn't bother me - just as well really! Of course when the alcohol becomes legal, that's when I fear the trouble will really begin. Oh well, he wouldn't be a normal teenager if he didn't experiment with alcohol, I certainly did at that age. I just need to be prepared for anything!

Anyway, Happy New Year to everyone, hope you all celebrate but stay safe.

Tina

 

[Northerner]

I hope it marks a turning point in his attitude towards his diabetes, Tina, and that he begins to take control as he enters adulthood 🙂 On my 18th I had a party and drank two pints - I was too concerned to see that everone was enjoying themselves! Best wishes for 2013 🙂

 

[AJLang]

Hi Tina

I've been diabetic since I was two and have very happily drunk alcohol since I was before 18 (but don't tell anyone🙄). Although it is a careful balancing act between diabetes and alcohol I am still managing very well 28 years after my first alcoholic drink. I'm therefore trying to say that although you will worry about your son please try not to worry too much as he reaches this new stage in his life.

 

[Hanmillmum]

Best wishes for 2013 and hoping it brings a positive change for your son, fingers crossed re: psychologist 🙂

 

[Tina63]

Hi Tina

I've been diabetic since I was two and have very happily drunk alcohol since I was before 18 (but don't tell anyone🙄). Although it is a careful balancing act between diabetes and alcohol I am still managing very well 28 years after my first alcoholic drink. I'm therefore trying to say that although you will worry about your son please try not to worry too much as he reaches this new stage in his life.

Thanks for the reassurance, it's just that after his last major session, he ended up in A&E. Don't want a repeat of that thank you very much!! My nerves won't cope! At the end of the day, I just want him to be a normal young man, and drinking is all part of that, so I just hope he has learned a little from last time!

 

[Tina63]

Best wishes for 2013 and hoping it brings a positive change for your son, fingers crossed re: psychologist 🙂

Thanks for your kind wishes. It will be very interesting to see if he opens up to be after a few sessions. First one booked on 11th Jan. Will report back on any progress.

 

[Tina63]

Thanks for your good wishes too Alan. Two pints eh? What a well brought up young man! I think he passed that stage back in the summer!

I remember my 18th (well sort of anyway!) Parents pretty anti alcohol. Was told I could have a party - well that meant half a dozen friends round - but any alcohol was to be provided by myself. I worked with much older women. They all drank vodka. I had never had anything stronger than Babycham! (shows my age there!) So I bought half a bottle of vodka!

To say I was out of my tree was an understatement. I went running down the road at midnight in bare feet - it was freezing, literally, the road was white and crystalized! I survived it though, and to this day I have no idea why I went out for that run!

I have decided alcohol is a life stage thing. At 18 through to your mid 30's, it's drink as much as you can and get hammered. Doesn't matter what you drink, or how revolting it is, you just have to do it. Then you grow up a bit. Becoming a mum actually curbed almost all of my drinking actually, unless I knew someone else was there who could remain more responsible than me! As you age, you start to appreciate what you are drinking more, so drink less, but better quality alcohol.

Then you approach middle age and find alcohol affects your constitution, your sleep and goodness knows whatever else, so you start to give it a wide berth! Oh and you start to become Mum's Taxi service, so you have to think twice before opening a bottle of anything. Now I barely drink. Put a bottle of sherry next to me though and it's a different story.........