Something Good

I'm in the middle of writing a post about getting fired. It's not coming out right, so it's going to take a while. Even with only a few days of perspective, there was a lot of humor in the situation and I'm trying to peel back the layers of bad to get to that.

In the mean time--something good.

Ritalin LA did not work for Sweet Pea. In fact, it made her really sad and emotional and did nothing for the ADD symptoms. It was really hard to watch. Thankfully we have a really good pediatrician who listens, and shortly after Christmas we switched to Vyvanse . I think it is working.

Today was Sweet Pea's violin lesson, which has been the best place for me to observe her ADD. Watching violin can also be extremely painful because she just couldn't pay attention. Today I almost cried* because it was like seeing a different child. She is studying violin with the Suzuki method, which focuses on ear training and doesn't introduce the concept of "reading" music for several years. She is learning a new piece and today she was able to learn and almost master two complete musical phrases. In the past, we were lucky if she could pay attention long enough for about half a phrase (maybe 3 new notes). This was amazing. Although she's only been back to school for two days, her teacher has also confirmed that there is a change.

Nothing comes from nothing...nothing ever could... In the midst of an ocean of bad, something good.

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*Granted, it does not take a lot to make me want to cry these days

**Yes, I am aware that this song has very little to do with the subject, aside from having the same title, but it's my blog and this is my favorite song from my favorite movie. As a little trivia; "Something Good" was written specifically for the film version and was written by Richard Rodgers after Oscar Hammerstein had passed away. I always think of it as a beautiful song between two friends.