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It’s scary, frustrating, overwhelming, and also necessary

I mentioned in recent post that I was overwhelmed. If you’ve been reading for any length of time, that shouldn’t be breaking news. I’m overwhelmed and frustrated for a million different reasons. I thought I would expand upon that some and help you better understand where I’m coming from. I know there will be people …

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I took a big step towards reclaiming my life today

Moving forward is very hard for me. I’m dealing with the loss of someone who’s been a huge part of my life for literally half of my life. It’s a process made more complicated because of how hard the kids are struggling with all of this. I’m with them all the time and seeing them …

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A BIG step in the right direction

For the first time in awhile, I’m parked at the school and waiting for both of the boys to be dismissed. I’m so proud of them. I know it’s not easy right now and school is difficult but we have a find a way thorough this dark time in our lives and journey towards a …

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How would you react if this was said to your child at school? **UPDATED**

There’s so much to update you all on but I’m falling behind on a lot of that. I mentioned earlier that we weren’t having a good day and I wanted to elaborate on that as I had promised I would. The boys are really struggling with school right now and as much as I hate …

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The kids are turning on each other again

The boys got off to school but we were late. Emmett had nightmares all night again and I wasn’t able to sleep well because he kept startling awake. Unfortunately, I overslept as a result and that didn’t get us off to a good start. Elliott must have partially dislocated his hip while he was sleeping …

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He’s permanently moved himself into my room

For about a month and a half, Emmett has been crashing in my room at night. He won’t sleep in his own bed or stay in his room since his mom moved out. I sorta expected this because it’s what happened the last time as well. He’s struggling more than he’s saying or maybe is …

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I wish he could just be a kid

Gavin and I waited outside the school as we do every single day. Gavin was lost in his game and I was anxiously awaiting the doors to open so I could see how the boys did today. They’ve both been struggling at school as a result of all the recent changes that have been forced …

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Even baby steps are steps forward

It was a rough night. Emmett had nightmares throughout the entire night and kept waking up. I’m exhausted and we ended up oversleeping as a result. To make things worse, I was so overwhelmed last night that I forgot to bake a new batch of pepperoni rolls for their lunches. Thankfully, Elliott and Emmett both …

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