u/AffectionateInsect76

I take 30mg ir in the morning for narcolepsy. Usually it wakes me up and keeps me set until my afternoon 30mg and I take 30mg at 5pm. However the last 2 days i haven’t felt anything from my initial dose and slept right through the day. I’ve been on Adderall since 2002 and never had this happen. Has anyone had this experience?

Side note I don’t take my dose on Saturday’s to keep my tolerance down. Not sure if that plays a part or not

I’m a dad with adhd/anxiety and combat related ptsd. I grew up poor and in an abusive house. I began using drugs at 15 and was a wild kid who experienced a lot of trauma.

I have a adhd/aspergers 14 year old son who is my absolute world. He’s a brilliant young man. Straight 100’s. Accepted to the top 4 high schools in our state. He’s unbelievably kind hearted. He has a moral compass like none I’ve ever seen. He’s excelling at rowing which he got into all on his own. He is starting to blossom socially. Had his first relationship and breakup. But got over it insanely fast which I’m proud of. He’s got a girl he’s best friends with who really gets him and they are adorable together. I see all these great things and feel like I should just let things go and not worry but I can’t.

I find myself petrified by the ugly world that I know is out there. I’ve made sure he wants for nothing. Kept him away from ever seeing his parents use drugs or alcohol. Never laid a hand on him and made sure he never experienced the abuse I did as a child. However I find myself overly preparing him for the world that is coming. I’ve educated him deeply on drugs and educated him on my own opiate addiction. I find myself worrying about him being in the wrong place wrong time. I’m scared he’ll get overwhelmed if he’s ever detained and restrained and what could happen to him. We’ve already seen a few peers kind of trying to push his buttons trying to overwhelm him after seeing it happen at school. Fortunately he’s a large muscly young man and not too many kids care to mess with him. I’m worried though that someone will poke the bear onto many times and how he may react. He usually doesn’t care what people think but he can’t stand when people have the wrong information and when people gossip he feels the need to correct them. I’m worried his own anxieties and handling of stress will prevent him from fully realizing his hopes and dreams.

I’m really lost. I would do anything to insure his happiness and prevent him from some of the emotional pain and hurt I’ve felt. But I’m quickly realizing I can prepare him but can’t save him from that pain.

What can I do as a parent to help him as he enters high school? What should I not do? What do I need to do to prepare him for adulthood with his neurodivergence?

Any advice from parents or from the community at large would be appreciated.

Ps: if anyone has a Time Machine let me know. I’m not ready for him to grow up

Over the last year we had 3 small Crepe Myrtle growths turn into 3 large 20 ft tall about 6 ft wide growths that were danger close to our house and power/internet lines. Our neighbor does small jobs so we had him cut them down and get rid of all the excess wood.

At this point we have about 10 x 5 inch stumps from each growth. We want to insure that these NEVER grow back. Back in the day i would dig up the stumps and break up the roots. I’m still relative young but was injured in the war in Afghanistan so I have some physical limitations namely back and shoulder issues so that option is out the window.

Given that knowledge how can I go about getting rid of these stumps and the growths for good. I have a handheld chainsaw so I could cut the stumps down at ground level and use stump killer. Would the best approach? Or does anyone have another approach that may be better given my limitations?

Thanks for the help and any suggestions are appreciated!

What is the fastest mount setup you can get? Taking into account saddles, horse shoes, etc. what is the single fastest setup you can get?

Thanks for the help

So I was playing Crimson Desert a fairly demanding game in cinematic mode. No issues then suddenly it sounded like a wood chipper. I originally thought it was one of my intake fans but turned out to be one of the 5080 fans. I instantly feared the worst.

Luckily the issue was that when AI ran the cable for the graphics card underneath and as it heated up and relaxed it pulled up into the fan

All I had to do was route the cable safely and all was well.

I’ve seen another person having this issue on another forum so I’m sure someone else here will encounter it.

Easy fix but scary moment