my name is koda my mom said it would be safer for me to write my stuff in here but i'm not realy a teenager i'm only 11. My mom is making me put things down on here cause i dont talk to Miss Jean anymore. She helps me feel better. I have adhd and amd epressed but miss Jean is a lady and I noticed she's really pretty and I won't talk to her anymore about my stuff.

I have a new brother hes pretty cool and cute, he can sit up already he really likes me too comes to me the minute i get in the foor. My sister I hate her sthe's stupid and bugs me all the time and my mom gets mad when I hit her or push her. My mom is having surgery she probably has cancer we herd her and dad talking about it a cuple days ago she lied and told us its just a biopsy but I bet she dies. i have a good mom even if she walks us to scool in her pajamas to make my sister stop complaning about how my mom dreses. I thought it was funny.

I have a new pill I dont feel good mom said it will go away in a couple days if not the doctor will change my pill. stratera.

i start a new skool this year and i'm scared we change classes everytime and no recess what if I get lost? what if everyone doesn't like me anymore? do you change classes and is it easy how do you do it.

Koda

Hi Koda,

Welcome to the forums.

I am not a teen anymore but I did change schools a couple of times when I was younger and I was very worried about a lot of things just like you.

It is kind of confusing when you have to change classes but you will get used to it and eventually you will have no problems finding your classes. Just remember that most of your classmates will be just as confused as you.

If you get lost all you have to do is find a teacher to help you.

You will make friends, sometimes it can take awhile. But when you are new usually people slowly get to know you. There will be other kids who will be new too.

Good luck and remember you always have friends here on the forums.

Hey Koda

good post with lots of good questions

I will answer more when I get back from work tonight

Are we supposed to be in the teen section?

Im not sure Clam but being that Koda is in here if we want to talk to him I guess we have to come in.

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Hey Koda

I start a new skool this year and i'm scared we change classes everytime and no recess what if I get lost? ------- do you change classes and is it easy how do you do it.


Dont sweat about getting lost there Koda

You see I have never been lost in my life. Many times i wasn't quite sure where I was but I wasn't lost becuase I allways know where I am. Im right here ( where ever that may be) Its the other people who didn't know where I was who were the ones who lost me.

Then the fun is finding out where you are and getting back to where your going.

I allways make a game out of it and thats what makes it fun.

Now when you consider that I drive a big truck as my job and I am supposed to know where I am and where Im going its really funny becuse quite often I really dont have a clue where I am but as long as I keep moving in the right direction then I have fun playing the game and figuring out where I am.

what if everyone doesn't like me anymore?

Not everybody likes all people , but the main thing is " To Like Your Self "

If you like Yourself then thats the main part of the game and there will allways be someone who will like you somewhere , but just not everybody

Lots of people dont like me ...................

I dont care

Becuase I like Me

Its there problem if they dont like Me (or You) becuase they are missing the chance to know a really neat person (you or me)

Ha ha I think the pajamas is funny too! How come you won't talk to miss Jean? Sounds like a mix up between what you think and feel and what's being expected of you. I'm not pushing, just trying to understand. I changed my picture to one of myself at around your age ha ha ha dig that hat man!

Anyways I can sure relate about trying to find class. The thing is nobody else really notices, it's just myself that worries. That's a good idea about asking a teacher.

Well teens section is meant for teens...That is why it is called the teens section but not one person who posted in this section is a teen...

Well teens section is meant for teens...That is why it is called the teens section but not one person who posted in this section is a teen...

That's what I meant.

Koda, would you prefer us adults butted out of your thread, and left it as teens-only? Or do you care?

im osrry and im sorry i got you in trouble. my mom put me here so i could wright. i wont do it again.
by Koda

That's OK, nobody's in trouble. There aren't many teens here but go ahead and write, we do.

Oh i dont think were in trouble Koda

Were just all confused as to where we should be chatting with you

But I imagine Tara will figure something out real soon

Shes good at fixing things for us when we mess things up

We make mistakes too you know

No one is in trouble, Koda.

Actually, Koda, I was asking what YOU want. Do you want us answering you? Or did you just want to talk to teenagers? Or do you not care either way?

BIG is one of the guys in charge, if he says nobody is in trouble then nobody's in trouble. I just wanted to make sure we were looking out for YOU.

my mom says the lady was only saying that cause this is ateen sction and they might feel peeped on and that they dnn't have pricvacy. I don't care who says stuff i just want to talk someties.

Im scared about not having all my stuff for the classrooms. how do you keep all your stuff right/ and does your pill make you sick mine is for tow days now and i'm sick all day. my mom says stay strong just a little longer but i get her to make me puding and get seven up alot.

my mom is sick and might now have surgry now.

Hi Koda,

You can keep your stuff in a backpack or a trapper keeper. You might have a locker to keep your stuff in also. Its a little hard at first but you'll get used to it.

I don't know about your pill, with mine I felt a liitle sick at first, but after a week or so I felt great. Good Luck.

Thanks for your posts, I love to hear from you.

You probably don't want to do this, but one thing that would have helped me in school is if I cleaned up my locker every week or so. My desk too, when I had a separate desk that was always mine...

Hi Koda,
I'm so glad you posted again. My name is Kathy, but my screen name is "Ginga girl." Ginger was the first dog I ever had. She only had 3 legs. Gingagirl was my nickname for her. In this picture, she is wearing a green bandana with shamrocks for St. Patrick's Day.

I read your first post. It sounds like you are worrying about a lot of different things. I split my post into 3 sections: school, cancer & pills.

SCHOOL
You said that you're starting at a new school this year. Is it a new school with totally different kids, or is it a new school because you're going to middle school/junior high?

One thing that can help with remembering all your things is to put them altogether at night, before you go to bed. In school, you could make yourself a "cheat sheet" --it's really not for cheating, but it's a way to remind yourself what you need for each class. It could just be a list, like:

Science -- green notebook, workbook
Language Arts -- binder
Math -- pencil, eraser, graph paper, blue notebook
Social studies -- binder, textbook
Gym -- sneakers :D
You could post the cheat sheet in your locker or in your binder (if you use the same binder for all your classes).

CANCER
I'm sorry to hear that your mom is sick. Cancer is scarey, but many/most cancers are curable if they are caught early. A biopsy is a test that will tell the doctors if your mom has cancer & it can help tell the doctors what to do next. Have you asked your mom or dad about it? I would say that you heard them talking about cancer, and you want more information. Sometimes parents don't tell kids things because they don't want you to worry. But it sounds like you're already worried --maybe if you got more information, you wouldn't be as worried. It might help to write down your questions before you talk to your parents, that way you'll remember to ask all your questions even if you get nervous.

PILLS
The pill I take is called Adderall. I have never taken Straterra, so I don't know about feeling sick with it. I've heard other people say it made them feel sick at first, but after 3 - 4 weeks they started feeling better. But some people said that they still felt sick even after several weeks. If you don't start feeling better, your doctor might change the dose of the pill (change how much medicine is in your Straterra pill) OR your doctor might give you a different type of pill. For now, you just have to be patient. Hopefully, you'll start to feel better soon.

Im typing slow so i don't sound stupid when i put my words wrong. My mom and dad went shoping without me and lexi and garrett today and they got me everything color matching like science is blue the book cover, backpack, notebook, pens everything is blue and math everything is green and social studies everything is purple and their oare other colors. I feel strange having a lot of backpacks but they got me a big 1 with weels to carry themall in. that makes me feel beter..

my pill is still making me sick thats a long time to be sick i hope its ony a week like the other lady i can do a week but not 2 or 3 or 4. I wont take it.

my mom says sh e dont know if she has cancer that is why she has to have surgery but i dont sleep worryed about her so my grandpa is taking me on the truck with him cause i cant stay awake on the turkc. my says i need to rest i love trucking and i earned money so i can buy stuff from were we go. My mom made me a pin collection from all the states we go to its pretty cool.

i can never keep my stuff clean but my mom comes and helps me make sure evey friday when the kids are gone but i have to start doing it myself she says this year she will help me a 2 times then its my business.

I learned my mom is futs she says thats what everyone calls her and she doesnt always read my stuff just keeps an eye on what other people say to me the net is dangeorus and i have to follow the rules or i cant come back anymore. i habve lots of rules my mom is the queen of rules111

my mom called some friends moms and they rented the pool for in two days before skool starts im not theonly one afraid for middle skool. we are going to have our dads make hot dogs and swim its gonna be so cool and i can see my friends i miss my friends they live on farms and work a lot in the summer. I stayed with my one friend I cant say his name on here and we had to do chores it was hard and really sick we cleaned poop out of the stalls. my moms chores are better.

well i havt to go trucking now.
by koda

Im typing slow so i don't sound stupid when i put my words wrong.

my pill is still making me sick thats a long time to be sick i hope its ony a week like the other lady i can do a week but not 2 or 3 or 4. I wont take it.

i habve lots of rules my mom is the queen of rules111

we had to do chores it was hard and really sick we cleaned poop out of the stalls. my moms chores are better.

well i havt to go trucking now.
by koda

Your doing much better with your grammar and mispellings :D . Nobody thought you were stupid in the first place though we understand the keys are hard to learn.

D. you do not choose to or not to take pills without consulting your doctor first.

It's called manuer or dung please. ;) Sounds a lot better.

:D Well, if I can't be queen of the world I may as well be queen of rules :p. Someday, you'll thank me even if it's not anytime soon.

Love ya (can I say that here?)

I hope your Mom will be okay, Koda. She is a very strong woman and doctors are good these days. We're all keeping our fingers crossed for you both. :D

I know it is hard to stop worrying. My son worries about me and his Mom whenever we have to go to the doctors, I know it is just because he loves me, but I try to calm him down anyways because worrying won't make someone better or worse, all it will do is make you feel worse.

Trucking sounds fun... I wish I could have done that when I was a kid!

I have an idea you and your Mom might like. You might not like it, I won't be hurt or mad if you don't like it! You say your Mom is only going to help you clean up at school twice, and then it's up to you. Maybe one or two times, she could be there and not do it for you, just watch instead... that way you can learn how to do it yourself. That way, when you have to do it yourself, you already know you can, because you did it in front of your Mom. Maybe making a checklist of things to do every time you clean up would be good too.

I don't know if it would help or not, I am just giving you the idea. You and your Mom don't have to use it if you don't want to.

Do you like talking here and reading what we write back to you? Most of us really like coming here, and I am curious if you do too.

Dakota will hopefully be back tommorrow...I'm really missing him and so is his brother but I have a feeling he wants to stay on the truck until Friday so I'll have to wait and see.

I think what he was trying to say was that I said I would only help him a COUPLE of times. But, I personally think your on to something Clam.

Well, I better get out of D.'s thread or I'll embarrass him with my mom mushy stuff.

LOL futs, thought you didn't wanna let him know who you are here?

Well, turns out he's a lot smarter then I had originally guessed. After about three post's to him...he was on to me...plus, his daddy calls me nucking futs as a nickname. Yep, got me a smart kid!!!!

I'm not originally from America, but did live there for quite a few years. I remember elementry school being very different from Canada, where I lived before NYC, US. I also remember not being used to school bells and being very confused when not told directly not to do. One memory that stands out was my first recess in 4th grade. I'd just moved up to Upper Elementry and was out during recess. Then, suddenly, everyone disappeared and I was left alone on the play-ground on a swing. I walked around for about an hour before a teacher asked me which class I was supposed to be in. Funny thing is, I don't remember hearing a bell go off but rather everyone just leaving. Weird how you don't know what to do, even though everyone else does.

Probably doesn't fit with the thread, but thought it might be a bit insightful what some other people went through.

Hi Koda, I think that it is cool that you are in touch with your fears and concerns.
I often have a hard time even figuring what I am scared or worried about.

It sure shows how much you love your Mom, and how scared you are that you would ever lose her. Those feelings can really dominate our lives at times. Writing helps me deal with my fears and figure them out. Great that you are writing!

This is kind of a silly story but it came to mind. When I was in middle school, I used to
to get the hiccups in math class, and it would disrupt the class, so the teacher used to tell me to go get a drink of water. So I would and it didn't help, I then would have this desire for no apparent reason to run around the building a couple times, so I would. Then I would walk back into math class, my hiccups would be gone then, and I could concentrate. I later made the connection that the excercise helped me relax. So I would run around the different buildings right before every class when I had time. Or just run to class. I have no idea if your hyper like I was/am but thinking of middle school and my troubles of disorganization brought that memory to mind.

I never had medication, I spent a lot of time confused in school, so I guess running around helped.

It's important to figure what works for you and to do it. I felt that people liked me because I wasn't worried about what they thought. My son thinks it's funny that I wear mismatched shoes. And when people ask why? He says why not? I really do it so my shoes can go places with each other, but I usually say "this way I never lose a pair of shoes". You remind me of my son in that you seem to enjoy your Moms pajama walk.

Anyway I'm rambling, you sound like a really cool kid with a lot of love and smarts.
Let us know how school goes. (And anything else)
j9

that is sad sam it makes me mad. your shoes don't match thatsf unny something my mom would do just to make lexi mad.

my mom had her surgery and was relly sick, she barfed all the way home and slept all day but this morning she woke up and started yelling you gys get up and start cleaning this house right now i guess she is better.

i'm not so scared for school my grandpa and i had a lot of fun but i forgot to take my pills and mom is really mad about that too. My dad says she doesnt take pain pills well they make her really sick and grouchy and we have to live iwth her until the pain goes away.

well mom needs to do her stuff.

thanks
by koda

that is sad sam it makes me mad. your shoes don't match thatsf unny something my mom would do just to make lexi mad.

That is funny. :D I haven't worn matching socks in almost twenty years now...

Clam, do you do this on purpose? or by accident?

Clam, do you do this on purpose? or by accident?

On purpose.

I sometimes accidentally wear matching ones. :D

[QUOTE=Koda]my mom had her surgery and was relly sick, she barfed all the way home and slept all day but this morning she woke up and started yelling you gys get up and start cleaning this house right now i guess she is better./QUOTE]


Yep, she's getting better alright. The yelling, the cleaning.....that's how you know.

In my defense I would like to make the following statement...Koda when I have to pick up the same room four times in two hours there's a problem. Now go clean your room *laughs*

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Hey Koda,
Eleven is ok. I am 19, so I am still a teen for awhile. Sorry that ur mom is having surgery. Sorry that I haven't posted to or back at you sooner. I get really busy sometimes. So, you don't like ur meds??? I didn't either when I first started taking them. And I have only been on them for a yr now. I didn't have them when I was ur age. I wish that I did. It would have helped me alot. I think. My mom didn't believe that ADD was real. But, then again she didn't believe much of anything. Well, little buddy if you want to keep talking. Just keep posting and I will try very hard to reply 2 u. I used to talk to boohie alot but she don't come here no more. U and her would have gotten along good. I think she was ADD with depression so she would have understood u real well and ur feeling. But I will have to do. See you soon on the boards.
Mickey

hi everyoboy i'm back. I wonf my football game today and makde 3 tackles and a touchdown my dad says i can go pro anytime now. my mom hurt her back at work and it realy sucks cuse she cant bend very good she bends but sh e cant get back up and she moves wrong and cries in her sleep but she says its better. my brother fell off my momand dads bed yesterday it was scary i thoght they would be mad at me but mom says she did it to me but that we need to be more careful cause he moves alot now. my school is so cool and my teacher lets me bring in al my ani mals my crabs and frogs and lizards and shes not scared like my mom shes cool. well mom says thats enough now.

by koda

Hey Koda

what kinda frogs and lizards you got

I like frogs and lizards myself especially lizards

I am typing exactly what Dakota has to say today due to me not having time to wait while he figures out the keys. I have many tasks to get accomplished.

My new pill makes me tired and I can't sleep. I have new contacts so I can play football better without breaking my glasses. I'm reading the Magicians Nephew by C.S. Lewis, it's part of the Chronicles of Narnia and I love it. I hope my mom and dad buy me the rest of the books. And I like in reading class that my teacher tells us scarry stories it might be for Halloween but I don't know. I got a new kitten that makes me feel happy cause now we have three babies in the house my brother, the kitten and my 8 yr old sister (:( Koda be nice!!). That's all I can think of right now. MOM! STOP! (*mom laughs).

Ok OK I'll cut him some slack.

Koda
typed by Futs

Sweet! The Chronicles of Narnia are some of my all time favourite books, I love them so much that I keep going back and rereading them again and again. The second book is the most famous one of the series, the Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe...

I highly recommend the rest of the series to both you and your parents, and maybe your siblings too if they are interested, maybe when they are older.

I work in a bookstore, so I have a couple of ideas how you could afford the books if they turn out to be too expensive:

-The entire series is available in one GREAT big book, which would be pretty expensive on its own but cheaper than buying all seven of them seperately.

-There's a very good chance that used book stores would have at least part of the series there.

Another thing... they actually made some of the books into movies! Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawntreader, and the Silver Chair (books 4, 5, and 6). They might be very hard to find, though. I found the ones I watched at my local library. They're not as good as the books in some ways because they were made a long time ago and the special effects aren't as good as your own imagination. I think they made book 2 into a cartoon movie as well, but I haven't seen that one.

Sorry to hear you can't sleep, but glad to hear about your kitten. I think cats all have ADD - it's my own idea that they do. They are always playing, curious, easy to distract, and can go absolutely crazy sometimes... but they also know how to relax and snooze better than almost any other animal when they aren't interested in what's going on. Still, a good cat, like a good ADD person, can be a wonderful thing to have in your life... :D

Dakota I know your new pill is making you tired, ill to your stomach along with a few other physical problems that I'm sure you thought I had missed that is why you have a appointment with your pediatrician in two weeks. Hold out a little longer "Little dude" we'll figure this out.

I read the sixth book in the Chronicles of Narnia last night and am definatly looking forward to you bringing more home. I really did enjoy them even though I tend to lean more towards non-fiction.

I know right now your a little mad at your kitten for throwing up on your bed but you have to remember not to feed her anything but her special formula and food. And try and keep in mind that taking on responsibility for a kitten is much like having a child. You cannot forget they are there and you have to be there to take care of them when they need you. You started out this Emily's life in our house letting her sleep in your bed, it makes her feel safe and less alone that is why you have to stop shutting her out or she will keep crying at your door. How would you feel if I pushed you out of the house for all the times you've thrown up on my carpet, bookcase, couch? Did I ever yell at you when this happened?

Next time you post remember that you didn't answer any of Garry's questions about the lizards and frogs that will give you some more to talk about and with WC's questions about football and I promise not to rush you next time.

Hugs and much love
Mom :D

I didn't ask any questions about football, did I? :confused:

lmbo no itschaotic did in the excercise forum that I have gotten Dakota posting in. I'm confused lately happens when you get about 3-4 hours of sleep a day.

Koda,

When your ready to talk about what happened today at the football game we'll be here. Everybody has false starts sometime in their carrier...you just got yours over with in one game is all.

Love ya,
Mom