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 …
Category: New Beginnings
Oct 13 2019
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 …
Sep 30 2019
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 …
Sep 19 2019
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 …
Sep 18 2019
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 …
Sep 18 2019
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 …
Sep 18 2019
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 …