So my sidebar talks about how I've suppressed 90% of Stink's tics with diet. And while much of this is true, it seems like I'm a big fat liar when we have a bad month. And then I forget all the things I've done to really help out the situation. All I see is a kid who is rolling his eyes and, despite my big talk about how diet really works, I'm a big fat loser.

But the truth is, they do work.

But my husband isn't so sure.

And I'm not saying that to make Rex out to be the bad guy. If anything, Rex sees beyond the tics and only sees the boy beneath them. So I guess that makes me the bad one.

But, tired of a battle with him over my "chemical cocktails" we have stopped all supplements this month. This week we've seen barely any changes. Last month, though? Good Lord, not a good month. But was it the missing supplements? Or was it some changes in diet? Or was it some viruses Stink was fighting that caused the outbreak? We don't know. And will we ever stop them completely anyway? No. Why? BECAUSE HE HAS TOURETTES.

And that's okay. It really is.

It's odd, but a calm has come over me lately. Not that I don't care about his tics. But I'm learning that they aren't him. And I'm rolling with the ebb and flow of them.

The status this week? His tics are almost non-existent and he's still supplement free. But, starting in April, I want that kid back on magnesium pronto. Go to ACN.com and type in Magnesium and tics. There is a HUGE correlation between kids with minor/mid level TS/tics and lack of magnesium. They can talk about it better than I ever could.

I will try and post more this month. Meanwhile, as I always say, your child is your child, tics or not. Remember that! And don't forget to supplement the most important person in this process - YOU. If you are not calm, you can't be the best parent to your child. Trust me on this one, okay?

* Photo taken of Stink with his sister (in yellow) and cousin yesterday afternoon. He was directing them in a show and, can I just say, he was truly brilliant? TS or not, that kid is going to be a super star. And, like I ended my post, trust me on that. (Yours will be, too. Why? Because THEY ARE NOT THE TICS.)

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