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 [...]
Last week was….you guessed it! Therapy week! Oh yea! This time, we basically spent the entire session discussing issues and talking about me. How I need to handle situations, planning out the summer schedule, my feelings toward my children’s behaviors…..that sort of thing. Something our therapist told me really stuck out. She said, point blank, [...]
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 [...]
Yesterday, I took my kiddos to an amazing ranch in Yakima to do some therapeutic horseback exercises. This ranch, a non-profit, offers a program throughout the summer of therapeutic interactions and eventually horseback riding with the kids for free. By the way…if you live in Yakima or Tri Cities area, you should totally check out this place! [...]
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 [...]
I know this may sound crazy, but sometimes when I get the most burnt out with my kids it’s because of my compassion. I begin to take their behavior personally in several ways, and then start to resent their poor choices. First of all, sometimes I feel like there must be more that I could [...]
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 [...]
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