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Food for super son
- By suejane
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Mon 8 Feb 2010 10:32
Hi brilliant people. Any ideas on food for 18 year old sports mad son?Might have blood disorder, definitley got learning disabilites and anxiety disorder! Shall i feed him on rice pudding! Im losing the plot.Social Services want a Medical on him next week to see if im caring for him properly. which im trying to do, but he wants all his usual stuff and im trying to introduce a bit more variety.He is 6ft 4ins tall and a decent weight at the moment, very active even when he doesnt want to be, nervy sometimes.Thanks !!
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By carolm
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Re: Food for super son
Mon 8 Feb 2010 11:07What does he like to eat?
Could you use the angle of what sports people eat to get/keep fit and so on to get him to try some different stuff?
Not sure what Social Services are going to do about it as you can hardly make him eat something he doesn't want!
- By woodstock
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Re: Food for super son
Mon 8 Feb 2010 11:10Rice pudding - with a big dollop of jam on top -yummy!!!!!
Why on earth do SS want a medical done to see IF you are caring for him properly? I dont get it?
- By suejane
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Re: Food for super son
Mon 8 Feb 2010 11:53I was told SS want medical reviews on people over 18 with learning difficulties to see if they are having proper care.That makes sense, and i will look at what Sportspeople eat or in John Terrys case we will not be having cake and eating it too! :Thanks
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By loopy
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Re: Food for super son
Mon 8 Feb 2010 12:31why do they want to do a medical on him ?? he sounds perfectly healthy to me. If he wants to eat rice pudding then what has it got to do with SS ? if he is as active as you say he is then i dont see what it has got to do with SS. If they tried to do that to me with charlotte then i would tell them to take a running jump. cheeky sods.
- By woodstock
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Re: Food for super son
Mon 8 Feb 2010 14:01I've not heard anything about that? I would view it that it should be the same principle as in Home Education - they have no right to interfere unless they have reason to believe that anything is untoward. Either you are caring or not. Are they providing services for him? I can only think that, if they are, its part of their obnoxious approach that they have to justify the need for intervention by seeking to find fault with the care being given? Please dont let them treat you like this Suejane.
When hubby came home from rehab we were refused any support from SS. Also, as far as food goes, they said so long as hubby could put a ready meal in a microwave that constituted an adequate diet. So I'd go by that!!!!! Obviously he doesnt survive on ready meals but that's their benchmark!!
- By suejane
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Re: Food for super son
Mon 8 Feb 2010 14:29Son has a Support Worker 5 hours per week. The SS are asking our Doctor to do it, saves them money.Son also has a lot of medical problems and only me to look after him. Iv been told this is a new thing they are doing. Funny thing is, his Dad is aSW in another area son doesnt see him much.I did wonder if his Dad was behind this?Our SW awants a call after the medical to see what happened. I v always informed him of sons health so i cant understand this.....
- By woodstock
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Re: Food for super son
Mon 8 Feb 2010 15:37Who knows if your Sons Dad is involved - hard not to feel paranoid in these situations but its probably less likely than just normal SS idiocy!!!! What made you focus on diet? Have you had a questionnaire to fill in or something? How does your son feel about it all - after all he is an adult now? Does he make his own decisions or are you appointed as his Power of Attorney?
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By loopy
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Re: Food for super son
Mon 8 Feb 2010 16:13i dont mean to be nosey and pry but i take it you are no longer with his dad? correct me if i am wrong there. But if you wonder if his dad has anything to do with it, then could it possibly be the fact that it is a case of sour grapes on his dads part? please tell me to mind my own buisness if you want !!
- By suejane
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Re: Food for super son
Mon 8 Feb 2010 20:38Hi loopy. Son isnt bothered by this so im not.Ex did ring SS last time to tell us to let him see son, there wasnt a problem anyway so he neednt have bothered. I think this is just SS being nosey.Dad did see son not long ago,Iv been thinking about sons diet for a while now but i will be ringing SS tomorrow to find out why this check is needed.Im sons Power of Attorney, i think so i will check. Son is always consulted about things involving him.I thought these checks were routine?Thanks for help, im a bit green about some things, sorry..
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By lynba2
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Re: Food for super son
Mon 8 Feb 2010 20:56lots of pasta lol my son is a black belt in judo always used to stock up on pasta specially spegetti bolonnese for comps its bulk food he needs which give energy as well jay is 6 4 about 14 stone in weight but pure muscle he is a life guard also security guard xxx