I'm so angry I could scream  

Oh my dear I feel your pain. I have a sixteen year old daughter that also has ADHD. I don't mind telling you that I really want to strangle her on a regular basis.

Glad to hear that your son is ok though, Could have been worse. And as much as I hate to admit it I did the same thing only to the back of a motor cycle. I suppose that doesn't help much. But just think now he's got that really cool cast and story to go with it.

OH lord, I don't think i am being much help so I am just going to stop now. Once again glad he was not NOT more seiously.

I don't have any stories but I'm glad to hear that your son is okay. I would have been so mad if it were my kid but like you I would have been thankful at the same time.

What a... brave "kid". I have no stories to share, Faith since I haven't really felt the way you felt. But just thought I would drop a note to say that I hope you didn't get too worried. He's a fine, brave lad. :P

Praise God he is alright except for the broken hand. No I have not went through any of this, my son is only 4 going on 6 in June. He is the only child I have. I pray he never does anything like this. I pray you get some much needed rest, your in my prayers.

I hope you have gotten some sleep deary. I know how it is to raise a wild child bot in his teenage years!LOL. Lots of worrying and lots of band-aids!
I hope you took the skate board away for awhile though. I know the broken hand was a good lesson, but i would still put it up for awhile to show him your disappointment in his lack of better judgment.
I pray he heals quickly! I would hate to be laid up in a cast during the summer fun!

oh my dear faith..sure..you're not the only one..this is how mothers feel like when their children end up doing something very forbidden and very dangerous.i can remember my mother feeling the same..so angry with my brother who had his mouth seriously injured after playing football with his friends on a ground that was not meant for be a play ground..he was there all covered in blood and before even bringing him to the emergency room she slapped him on his arm and then brought him to the emergency room..he need to be sutured and need lots of day to recover and he is still there with his mouth a bit strange after this bad accident..but in the evening I could listen to my mother praying and thanking God that he was not even worsely injured!!! so see you are not the one and only!!!

Oh my goodness!!! Thankfully his hand was the only thing broken. He could have been killed. I have a friend who has a 15-year-old son who is ADHD and she really has a time with him...and she is a single parent as well. The husband left when he was young because he couldn't "deal with all the drama." Don't think he'll be getting the "Father of the Year Award." Chris is always the one that will try anything and his friends know this and take advantage of it. I'll keep you in my prayers.

You are not alone! My son also was into skateboarding as a teenager and he and his friends built a half pipe to skate on. One day he came home and wanted a camera so he could take pictures of his arm. Even with the elbow pads and knee pads the rest of his body was open for getting abrasions. He took a picture in the mirror of the back of his arm. He is 22 now and works on construction. Last week he slipped on some ice on the plywood floor of the building he was working on and stepped a a nail! I pray for him everyday!

My twins were diagnosed with ADHD and the older one with ODD as well. My sympathies to you! You can talk until you are blue in the face. They seem to be convinced that what you are saying is truth, but it goes in one ear and out the other. You just breathe, say a prayer, and hope that when they go out the door that they come back in safely and unscathed. Unfortunately it doesn't always happen that way. My sons are now adults. I still worry. Never will stop.

You may think this is harsh but if that were my child he would have no skateboard and I would watch him like a hawk. It is your responsibility to protect hime even from himself. I know it is hard and you have my sympathy. Good luck.