tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21448744.post8053086574576699652..comments2023-07-29T10:18:53.786-04:00Comments on Finishing Off My Family: Some Second ThoughtsTuduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02905378586653219136noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21448744.post-36905835023799809642009-12-01T11:58:06.650-05:002009-12-01T11:58:06.650-05:00You really sound sad about your kids. I can compl...You really sound sad about your kids. I can completely relate because I also want so badly for my kids to be okay, for us to just have a regular life and mine seem to have gone from being extremely good for me and terrible at school to a switcho-chango and now they're horrible at home and little angels at school (I know it's usually the other way around). I feel like I've been manipulated for years and have just completely opened my eyes over the past 5 years - and yet I still give them so many, many opportunities to do "normal" kid stuff (that they ALWAYS fail at). <br /><br />I am not bouncing back the way I used to and I can also relate to the frustration Rosa and your DH must feel. Everyone has their limits - I think if we have proper rest and rejuvenation, we can keep on doing this, but how?? We don't have shifts of people coming into refresh us every 8 hours. When our kids don't sleep, we don't sleep. When we get sick, well too bad because their behaviors don't improve just because we're not 100% If I'm not with my kids, I'm thinking about how I can help them, I'm reading up on every disorder/trestment that's out there and I still read blogs daily of people just like me - in other words, I'm drowning in their dysfunction. I cannot even have a normal conversation with another human being anymore - I have nothing to say that doesn't involve venting my frustrations about my kids, my frustrations with the mental health system or venting about my grief over what I want my life to be like, but can't have. My dreams are dying a little more each day and they are being replaced by nothing. Is it just the holidays?? They seem to make things so glaringly obvious in families like ours.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14612523674452864077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21448744.post-14607422370504682682009-12-01T10:21:46.047-05:002009-12-01T10:21:46.047-05:00Last night I dreamed that you flew up to visit wit...Last night I dreamed that you flew up to visit with me, and we had plans to drive into a large city to see the Nutcracker with Girl Lost. <br /><br />So I'm doing my part in helping you get a break, if only in my dreams! I really wish I lived closer. I couldn't do what you do, but I would at least try to help out. (((Hugs)))Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09235941490505824539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21448744.post-21433248197642819772009-12-01T09:13:13.372-05:002009-12-01T09:13:13.372-05:00Aww, I wish I could do something or say something ...Aww, I wish I could do something or say something to help you feel better. We all get tired and down in the dumps from time to time. You’re a strong lady and you can get past these holidays and things will be a little better. <br />As for wishing you were a normal family, there's no such thing! lol You just have different obstacles than most people. Make some time for yourself! You have to, otherwise you'll keep beating yourself down and that’s not good for you or the kids. <br />Blessed be!Georgia Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06707706262288326153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21448744.post-23456195658304897672009-12-01T09:01:34.118-05:002009-12-01T09:01:34.118-05:00I hear you, Fudge sticks his fingers in his ears a...I hear you, Fudge sticks his fingers in his ears and works for him, it might for you as well... hang in there and remember to take care of yourself as best you can while you are taking care of everyone else because your well being is just as importatnt as theirs!stellarparenting.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04975942737904876508noreply@blogger.com