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 [...]
This past month has been a difficult one for me. The combination of having my son home during the day, trying desperately to plan out the schedule for the summer and secure enough support for me, as well as a few very, very intense therapy sessions has been enough to send me into myself, trying [...]
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 made a realization today. It came in the middle of my hour and 1/2 with my son during the school day. (You know, the time he stays home because he got kicked out of his regular school program.) My son is stuck right now, and today he was making every effort today to try [...]
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 [...]
On the day after Mother’s Day, I guess it’s only fitting that I have a slight breakdown today and decide that I don’t feel like being a mom today. Especially the mom of three wounded kids. I just don’t. I keep trying to psych myself up for it. Not working. I think part of it [...]
My husband and I have new favorite holidays. Our favorites previous to adopting three wounded children were the usuals….you know. Christmas, Valentines Day, Easter. Heck….we used to even enjoy our birthdays (wounded kids don’t like it when anyone besides them has a special day)! But, we have declared that, for us, our major holidays are [...]
Ok. So, I know that in this post I am going to sound completely pathetic, but here it goes with the honesty…. I have been wanting to get a lap dog for over a year now. Mind you, we already own a Newfoundland dog who would LOVE to be a lap dog (all 135 pounds [...]
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 [...]
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