# Thoughts on becoming a SAHM

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 18, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-becoming-a-sahm/1023160 "2025-09-18T18:35:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-becoming-a-sahm/1023160/361 "2026-10-12T14:11:32Z")

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Yes!

The meds are working! He is on the patch (generic Daytrana.)

We had parent/teacher conferences Friday and she said his behavior has improved dramatically. Not a single instance of aggression in school last week. She also said she saw him with his arms around two kids (like hugging them.)

We had a chance to talk to the social worker as well. She’s also seen improvement.

Some of this we are chalking up to him learning expectations and the routine.

When he comes down from the meds in the evening there are some issues. He had a meltdown last night because I told him two more minutes and only gave him 1:35 minutes. Sigh. It was manageable. I’d rather have the issues at home than school.

Also he sat through an entire movie this weekend (Shrek.) I’m not sure if he’s ever done that.

He’s still a hyperactive goofball, he’s just more mentally flexible and not as impulsive. This weekend my Mother in law visited and while he’s running circles around the first floor making all kinds of noise, she says, “This is how he is _on_ medication?” Yup.

She was impressed with how we managed the meltdown.

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**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-becoming-a-sahm/1023160/362 "2026-10-12T14:14:17Z")

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> [@Spice\_Weasel](#):
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> Yes!

Yay!

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**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-becoming-a-sahm/1023160/363 "2026-10-13T04:52:24Z")

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Great news!!! Should be a virtuous flywheel. As there are less _ **ahem** _ incidents _ **ahem** _ then the positive reinforcement kicks in.

That said, one thing I learned from Serena, was that some things could take thousands of reinforcements/repetitions/maturity before becoming habits. Regardless, Little Weasel is making significant progress and that’s really key.

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**Author:** ![raspberry\_hunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@raspberry\_hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raspberry_hunter)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-becoming-a-sahm/1023160/364 "2026-10-13T19:33:59Z")

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Oh that’s so great!! Medication that works is just so great!

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