Some of you may have noticed that recently blog entries have been few and far between. Several things have contributed to this fact. First of all, with one kiddo home much of the last month of school and trying to get ready for summer, I was unable to find the time to sit down and [...]
I just spent the evening with a good friend, who is also a mom of a wounded child. I can’t tell you how comforting it was to have someone understand what I’m going through and to know I’m not going crazy! More and more, I realize how important having contact with other moms of [...]
We had therapy this week. Good thing, too, because this week has been tough for me. My angriest son has been working hard to make life tough, and I’m feeling burnt out again. I had gotten back to the point where giving loving eye contact was nearly impossible, and I just didn’t want to deal [...]
I have been talking and meeting with a lot of moms of wounded kids these past few weeks. One mom’s 17 year old adopted son just ran away this week. He was in a program for delinquents when they adopted him, but had been doing great up until recently. She’s heartbroken. Some moms don’t know [...]
My parents came for a visit last week, and I so appreciated all of their encouragement and help. It was amazing how much easier it was to be the parent of three wounded children when someone was right there, wanting to help in any way they could. It was discernibly different how much better behaved [...]
Some of you are already laughing at the title and shaking your head. Some of you (especially those of you with extremely wounded children) are already finding yourself jealous of me. Admit it, you know you are! I actually had enough energy to go for an hour long walk on the treadmill and to call [...]
