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How do I say this...difficult child pooped on the driveway!!!
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 33494" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Hanging-On, I used to be a full-time working mother, with three kids under the age of five. I can relate to what you say. I had everything down to a very fine schedule, I couldn't allow too much deviation from it. If ever anything blew stuff out of the water, I had to be able to adapt, FAST. Plus, I worked with "blokes" rather than understanding males, with a work colleague who took every opportunity to white-ant me in the workplace.</p><p></p><p>I wasn't always this kind, or understanding, or supportive. For years I was paranoid, anxious, depressed and grateful for a job which meant that I could function as an adult at work knowing my kids were temporarily someone else's problem, and then take the time (a little time, anyway) on the way home to enjoy my kids.</p><p></p><p>I've been full-time at home since becoming disabled when easy child 2/difficult child 2 was two years old. If I hadn't become disabled I would still be struggling to stay in the workforce, probably not understanding difficult child 3 or even helping him as much as I've been able to.</p><p></p><p>So don't measure yourself against me - I have the luxury of time that you haven't got. Getting phone calls at work to deal with a problem with the child - it was ghastly. But I had to do it, a number of times. And then make up the time at work that I missed. I tried to de-louse my son (difficult child 1) in the work staffroom, outside the lunch hour, and totally grossed out a workmate who complained. You need sunlight to effectively de-louse, and it was always dark when we got home. </p><p></p><p>Hang in there like your signature. Maybe use the weekends to hang back more and not do everything for everybody. During the week it's your routine that keeps you (moderately) sane.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 33494, member: 1991"] Hanging-On, I used to be a full-time working mother, with three kids under the age of five. I can relate to what you say. I had everything down to a very fine schedule, I couldn't allow too much deviation from it. If ever anything blew stuff out of the water, I had to be able to adapt, FAST. Plus, I worked with "blokes" rather than understanding males, with a work colleague who took every opportunity to white-ant me in the workplace. I wasn't always this kind, or understanding, or supportive. For years I was paranoid, anxious, depressed and grateful for a job which meant that I could function as an adult at work knowing my kids were temporarily someone else's problem, and then take the time (a little time, anyway) on the way home to enjoy my kids. I've been full-time at home since becoming disabled when easy child 2/difficult child 2 was two years old. If I hadn't become disabled I would still be struggling to stay in the workforce, probably not understanding difficult child 3 or even helping him as much as I've been able to. So don't measure yourself against me - I have the luxury of time that you haven't got. Getting phone calls at work to deal with a problem with the child - it was ghastly. But I had to do it, a number of times. And then make up the time at work that I missed. I tried to de-louse my son (difficult child 1) in the work staffroom, outside the lunch hour, and totally grossed out a workmate who complained. You need sunlight to effectively de-louse, and it was always dark when we got home. Hang in there like your signature. Maybe use the weekends to hang back more and not do everything for everybody. During the week it's your routine that keeps you (moderately) sane. Marg [/QUOTE]
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