Feeling down about my parenting today. I feel like I have let ds down. So he's nearly 16 and in his GCSE year, studying hard for mocks at the moment plus exams in a couple of extra curriculars, and applying for a 6th form scholarship. His life is really full on.
He's had acne for a couple of years, and has been under a dermatologist who first suggested roaccutane a year ago. We decided not to go down that route as I have an older ds who went on it at that age and he looks back and says it really affected his mental health (and I do remember him suddenly going off the rails not long after starting it). Also teen ds has eczema and im worried roaccutane could flare that up.
Dh and I have talked it through with ds a couple of times and he says he's happy to contiue on his prescribed cream - Epiduo and his antibiotics. But today I noticed quite bit of scarring on his face, I'm so upset because I feel thats our fault! We should have got him started on it when the Consultant suggested it, now he's about to do his mocks in November. Is this a terrible time to start it? I feel so guilty as I feeel i steered him away from it and now his face is scarred. I was trying to do the right thing but I've fucked up.