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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 215035" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Awwww Heather.</p><p>I can just hear the exhaustion and frustration in your voice.</p><p>You DO need a break. I like crazymama's suggestion of a hotel or motel. Just check in for a weekend (or even a week), and sleep to your heart's content.</p><p></p><p>I think that because you've taken on so much, even with your health in such a state, that your kids think that elves will magically appear in the night to clean the house, walk the dogs, and take care of everything else. By your absence, they might learn just how much you still do for them.</p><p></p><p>As for the natural consequences, I think you need to take it a step further. I totally agree that you need to try and retain some of D's driving privileges if you're not up to it. But...for the other stuff, if he's continually tardy to the point where he's getting in trouble with the law, then perhaps he needs to feel the full weight of the law in order to understand the consequences. With W, maybe she does need to go back into mainstream school.</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry, Heather. I don't know that I'm making any sort of constructive sense. I do know that you're hurting and I want to make it better.</p><p></p><p>Sorry that you're feeling so overwhelmed. When you get the plane ticket to Belize, let me know. I might just hitch a ride in your luggage.</p><p></p><p>{{{{{HUGS}}}}}</p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 215035, member: 3907"] Awwww Heather. I can just hear the exhaustion and frustration in your voice. You DO need a break. I like crazymama's suggestion of a hotel or motel. Just check in for a weekend (or even a week), and sleep to your heart's content. I think that because you've taken on so much, even with your health in such a state, that your kids think that elves will magically appear in the night to clean the house, walk the dogs, and take care of everything else. By your absence, they might learn just how much you still do for them. As for the natural consequences, I think you need to take it a step further. I totally agree that you need to try and retain some of D's driving privileges if you're not up to it. But...for the other stuff, if he's continually tardy to the point where he's getting in trouble with the law, then perhaps he needs to feel the full weight of the law in order to understand the consequences. With W, maybe she does need to go back into mainstream school. I'm sorry, Heather. I don't know that I'm making any sort of constructive sense. I do know that you're hurting and I want to make it better. Sorry that you're feeling so overwhelmed. When you get the plane ticket to Belize, let me know. I might just hitch a ride in your luggage. {{{{{HUGS}}}}} Trinity [/QUOTE]
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