Sweating..

OK, I admit, I AM A SWEATER!!  No, not that thing you wear in the winter time...but one of those people who constantly glistens in the warmer temps.  And even in the colder temps...but it's easier to hide by wearing a sweater...LOL

So, yesterday I embarrassed myself and talked about Poop...thought I'd just add to that and talk about Sweat!!  OK... here goes:)

Sweating, I think, can be embarrassing and gross.  Yes, I know.  I do get those wonderful pits of wetness for all the world to see.  Though, I've noticed that if I don't shave my pits, the wet pit isn't as noticeable??  Weird, right??  The hair must just soak it all up or something.  When there is no hair, it's like every pore is a faucet with a constant leak...you know??  Maybe??  So, if notice hairy armpits on me, please don't fret.  It's b/c I don't want that silk shirt to get ruined from my rivers of sweat, ok???

Which is grosser:  big old water marks under your pits or hairy pits??

And so, here we are, entering the biggest sweatiest time of year for us.  Here are some things to look out for and some tips to keeping yourself 'dry':

- Swamp Ass...very common when sitting in hot gymnasiums, dancing in hot rooms, or sitting in a vehicle with no AC for long periods of time.  I'm pretty sure there is no cure for this one...bring extra undies and shorts and sit on a towel:)

- Toilet slip and slide... very common to those with Swamp Ass.  Be careful when sitting on the toilet as you might just slip and slide right off...especially if the Swamp moved to the backs of your thighs.  I recommend powder yourself before sitting:)

- Arm pit circles... yeah, there is no cure for this.  Even those deodorants they thing are 'clinically' proven to prevent it... those are bogus.  Just use something that smells good so that every time you sweat, the nice smell comes out!!  Powder can only do so much here.  I also recommend lots of tank tops that are darker in color as they don't show the 'wet spot' like a lighter colored shirt would.

- Slick Skin... jump in the kiddie pool (or 'accidentally' trip into it making sure to cover your whole body).  People will think you are wet from the water and not from your actual sweat pouring off you skin

- Hot Feet... my feet sweat all the time, all year round.  So, I LOVE summer time specifically b/c I can wear flipflops and my feet stay dry all summer long... Well, that is until I fall into the kiddie pool or something..  But, if you must wear sneakers, I say throw some powder in there.  Nothing is going to stop the foot smell from all that sweating but powder will mask it a little bit.  Those sprays are just as gross as the smell of your sneaker...think bowling alley shoe spray!!

- The lower back pool... yeah, that's a fun one, right??  just don't lean into anything and wear a loose shirt!!  You can go into the bathroom and soak it up.  Or, if you're feeling kinda crazy, throw a rubber ducky back there to see if it floats on sweat!! LOL

- Sweating twin powers, Activate!!  ha ha... yeah, that just sounds gross

- The sweating in places we don't want to talk about... yeah, we'll keep on not talking about it.  But, we'll all know you're sweating if we hear the swish swish as you walk.  Again, a fall into the kiddie pool is perfect!!  Or you could 'accidentally' fall down the slip and slide??  Or not...let's not forget that we are not children anymore and sliding down that thing might do more damage than good...

I hope you stay cool.  Always carry some powder, extra deodorant and some body spray!!

And Happy Sweating!!

Here's some 'real' info on underarm sweating..
http://www.wikihow.com/Lessen-Underarm-Sweating

Just in case you were interested in the definition (now that's a lot of info):
sweat  (swt)

v. sweat·ed or sweat, sweat·ing, sweats

v.intr.

1. To excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; perspire.

2. To exude in droplets, as moisture from certain cheeses or sap from a tree.

3. To condense atmospheric moisture.

4.

a. To release moisture, as hay in the swath.

b. To ferment, as tobacco during curing.

5. Informal

a. To work long and hard.

b. To suffer much, as for a misdeed.

6. Informal To fret or worry.

v.tr.

1. To excrete (moisture) through a porous surface, such as the skin.

2. To gather and condense (moisture) on a surface.

3. To cause to perspire, as by drugs, heat, or strenuous exercise.

4. To make damp or wet with perspiration.

5. To cause to work excessively; overwork.

6. To overwork and underpay (employees).

7. Slang

a. To interrogate (someone) under duress: sweated the suspected spy for hours.

b. To extract (information) from someone under duress: The police sweated the information out of the suspect.

8. Metallurgy To join (metal parts) by interposing cold solder and then heating.

9. To steam (vegetables or other food).

10. Informal To fret or worry about: Don't sweat the details.

n.

1. The colorless saline moisture excreted by the sweat glands; perspiration.

2. Condensation of moisture in the form of droplets on a surface.

3.

a. The process of sweating.

b. A condition or period of sweating: worked up a sweat raking leaves.

c. The condition of being sweated.

4. Strenuous, exhaustive labor; drudgery.

5. A run given to a horse as exercise before a race.

6. Informal An anxious, fretful condition.

7. sweats Informal A sweatsuit.

Phrasal Verb:

sweat out Slang

1. To endure anxiously: sweat out an exam.

2. To await (something) anxiously: sweat out one's final grades.

Idioms:

no sweat Slang

Easily done or handled.

sweat blood Informal

1. To work diligently or strenuously.

2. To worry intensely.

sweat bullets Slang

To sweat profusely.

sweat of (one's) brow

Hard work: "keep what they produced by the sweat of their brow" (Mario Puzo).

The Scoop on Poop... and other things:)

Firstly, I just want to say thank you to all of your support on the whole DJ situation.  It makes me feel all warm inside knowing that you are all out there and behind me as a Mom trying to figure out her son!!

Now, on top of this whole motherhood crap that we all go through, I wanted to update you all on my own doctor's visit.  I know I went a couple of weeks ago but haven't written about the 'results'... I have these symptoms that could range from Irritable Bowel to the big C word...yes, the symptoms are similar and the internet has way too much information... but, alas, the doc thinks it's merely a case of Irritable Bowel.  Yup, that's me...always on the run to the Pooper!!  Especially when I enter stores (usually shop-rite or walmart... that's really fun when you've got the kiddies with  you) or on long car rides or at the bus stop!!  Always when a bathroom is never close do I have to go.  Mind over matter??  who knows??   I've got a friend out there in Facebook Land who occasionally wants to hear about your most embarrassing Poop Stories... and I could probably fill a book with them.  I hate it!!

I also have another friend who told me that Irritable Bowel is what they diagnose you with when they don't know what's wrong.  But, again, who knows, right??  My brother told me to stop drinking coffee and drink herbal green tea... um... yeah, I don't think I'm ready to give up coffee.  And besides, I barely make it all the way through my 1 cup in the morning...I'm lucky to drink half of it hot and the other half pretty much sits on my counter until it's lucky enough to have a sip taken out of it:)

There is definitely something in my lower back that pains me to the point of not being able to walk.  Doc thinks it's a deposit of some sort and says when it bothers me to rest (ha ha ha ha ha ha ha), heat it and gentle massage.  Also said to strengthen my Abs but didn't tell me how to.  And when I did some ab exercises, it pretty much made me useless to doing anything a Mom should be able to do (you know, like pick up your child or get up off the couch to get them a drink, etc).  So, that's a fun thing to have.  This is a pain I also had when I was prego... but, I'm definitely not that and it's here with a vengeance.  I'm thinking that there is some kind of deposit on my nerve and when things are expanded in my body, it hurts.  So, when that monthly bloating thing comes around or when the intestines are full and ready to be emptied, the pain comes back.  But, who am I??  So, again, who knows what it really is.

One definitive outcome of this doc visit was my apparent deficiency of Vitamin D.  Yeah...something the doc could actually diagnose b/c of a blood test!!   So, now I take vitamin D every night.  Wonder if this vitamin is the reason my nails are all grown and long and haven't broken yet??

And than, among kids zooming cars underneath his laptop holder thingy on wheels, he feels the need to ask me if I'm stressed.   Um, yeah, no, not at all.  NOT!!  So, he thinks he can get most of my symptoms to stop by giving me some drugs.  Haven't started them yet... but apparently they can also help me stop smoking???  I'm one of those people who will fill those prescriptions but never take them...yeah, I know, bad me.

And so, the conclusion to this doc experience:  I will stop running to the bathroom and my back should stop hurting if I do the following:
1. Strengthen my abs (with exercise that makes it worse)
2. Take some drugs to calm me down

Hmmmmm....now I think I know why I hate going to the doctor these days.

In other news... had a GREAT weekend seeing friends, old and new, and even got to march in a parade with my daughter:)

Hope you all had a good one and celebrated the veterans and current troops who fight for our country!!

ADHD and Impulsive Behavior

Yes... we're back to DJ again.  And, yes, I know... you all are going to say to 'Just do something already'.

I know there's something up with him that is not normal 'boy' behavior.  I should know b/c I'm his mother, right??  And now is the time for action.  I know this.  Really I do.  But, perhaps I'm a little scared about it.  I don't know why... sometimes I feel like I should have done something different.  Did I not hug him enough as a baby??  Did I not pay enough attention to him thus far in his little life??  Could I have reacted differently to him and his actions??  Am I just doing this all wrong and his behavior is a direct result of Me??  I often feel at a loss with him and perhaps I tend to just skim over it instead of dealing with it head on.  He is, after all, half of me and a product of me and my actions.

Wow, can you say guilt??  Yup... And, sometimes embarrassment and disappointment.  I know...horrible for a mother to feel that way.  And guilty as charged for feeling that way.

So, what brings us to this entry??  His last incident included the throwing of beer bottles into my deck and yard to see if they would break.  And, thinking that it was ok to bring the 3 yr old into the mix and let him throw them too.  Yes...that's right.  And yes, they did break.  And it's taken me a week to actually get up the nerve to write about it b/c I am still upset that my child would do something like that.  And I can be embarrassed b/c I know most of you who read this and, yes, I worry sometimes about what people will think.  Oh, there goes that Dawn chick and her son who she can't control.  I'm just gonna say 'hi' and keep on going...or, don't make eye contact b/c I don't want to make conversation in case DJ comes up and we have to talk about him or try and make a playdate with them.  Yes, these are the things that go through my head...  DJ doesn't have many friends that he plays with outside of school.  And, sometimes I worry about that.  Is that normal??  His teacher says he gets along with all of his classmates but he is never invited anywhere and has only received 1 bday party invite this year.  And, of course the party is tomorrow night during his punishment period.  Oh, and it's with a neighbor who he does get along with and it doesn't hurt that his mom sees the best in Every kid (even mine).  He wasn't invited to the other neighbor party (and he could hear them all having fun and I could tell he was upset about it b/c the other neighbor boys were there).  I understand why he wasn't invited, but he doesn't...you know?

So, back to the beer bottle incident: He says he doesn't know why he did it... but I am pretty sure he knows he shouldn't have.  And before you ask, I was not home.  He seems to be at his worse when I am at work on Thursday afternoons and there is someone other than a parent watching him.

Acting out??  Maybe.  Trying to get away with things he would never get away with if his parents were home??  Maybe.  Trying to get attention??  Maybe.

It could be any number of things, right??  It's all so confusing to try and figure it out.  So, I scour the internet for information and try to figure it out for myself.  I know...we should never self-diagnose using the internet.  But, I like to try and see what I'm up against.  Don't worry, a call to the doc is in the future for this one.

What frustrates me too, is the whole paperwork crap we need to fill out and have filled out in order to have him evaluated.  When talking to his teacher face to face, I feel like I get the real story.  But when I get his report cards home, there are standard comments in the comment sections like there are no problems.  And when the ADHD paperwork comes back from the teacher, I feel like it wasn't answered as honestly as it could have been.  I guess, we will see what happens when they run the questionnaires against their systems, right??

According to an online 'checklist' (it was actually the same questions on the questionnaire I rec'd from doctor), he does show signs of ADHD but not of Impulsivity.  Again, who knows, right??

All I know is that I am exhausted.  And I am clueless.  How's that for honesty here people??  I am 100% and utterly clueless.

OK... I think that's about all I have for tonight.  Here are some links in case you want to read up on either the ADHD and Impulsive Behavior:)

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/adhd/ds00275/dsection=symptoms

http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/adhd/l/bl_adhd_quiz.htm

http://www.livestrong.com/article/158184-impulsive-behavior-in-a-child/

http://www.education.com/reference/article/impulsive-behavior-children/