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<blockquote data-quote="threeturkeez" data-source="post: 544382" data-attributes="member: 11622"><p>husband is in the navy and we were told the respite care program was really for families where the active duty member is deployed or TAD elsewhere, thereby creating a need for the other parent to get a break. Frankly, I think that's pretty stupid. My husband and I could DEFINITELY use a break. Our son is almost 13 and has been exhibiting behavior issues since before he turned 2 years old. It took until age 6 to get a diagnosis and it's been a whirlwind of Dxs, medications, specialists, and worsening behavior since. We've spent the night at a hotel when we were visiting his fam in OK and that one night was nice, but we are so backlogged on frustration that it didn't do much in the way of actual relaxation. We've both promised ourselves that if we win the lottery we are going to do whatever necessary to find a way for the two of us to spend a week away. Short of that, there isn't much we can do. The people willing to help us, his family, don't live near us. Some of them don't even believe all that we say goes on here. As for my family, my baby brother lives an hour away but has 3 young children with his wife who is in medical school. My sister lives about 3 hours away but her husband and I don't get along and they act like they don't really believe all that we say is happening. And then there's my mom and her husband. They live about an hour away but they act like babysitting a child overnight is a HUGE favor to ask someone, plus they too act like what we tell them is happening is just so unbelievable. Christmas of 2009 Dan was in the hospital with some serious medication reaction issues that led to chemically induced sedation from the hospital so his body could flush the medications. My husband and I both wanted to be with him in the hospital so we had asked my parents to either take the other 2 kids or come down to our home for a night or 2 and manage the kids for us when we needed to be at the hospital. They refused, said they just didn't have time for that. So my husband and I took 12-hour shifts at the hospital that's a 45-minute drive away; it was horrible. So no, they wouldn't watch our children so that husband and I could have a break. Sucks for sure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="threeturkeez, post: 544382, member: 11622"] husband is in the navy and we were told the respite care program was really for families where the active duty member is deployed or TAD elsewhere, thereby creating a need for the other parent to get a break. Frankly, I think that's pretty stupid. My husband and I could DEFINITELY use a break. Our son is almost 13 and has been exhibiting behavior issues since before he turned 2 years old. It took until age 6 to get a diagnosis and it's been a whirlwind of Dxs, medications, specialists, and worsening behavior since. We've spent the night at a hotel when we were visiting his fam in OK and that one night was nice, but we are so backlogged on frustration that it didn't do much in the way of actual relaxation. We've both promised ourselves that if we win the lottery we are going to do whatever necessary to find a way for the two of us to spend a week away. Short of that, there isn't much we can do. The people willing to help us, his family, don't live near us. Some of them don't even believe all that we say goes on here. As for my family, my baby brother lives an hour away but has 3 young children with his wife who is in medical school. My sister lives about 3 hours away but her husband and I don't get along and they act like they don't really believe all that we say is happening. And then there's my mom and her husband. They live about an hour away but they act like babysitting a child overnight is a HUGE favor to ask someone, plus they too act like what we tell them is happening is just so unbelievable. Christmas of 2009 Dan was in the hospital with some serious medication reaction issues that led to chemically induced sedation from the hospital so his body could flush the medications. My husband and I both wanted to be with him in the hospital so we had asked my parents to either take the other 2 kids or come down to our home for a night or 2 and manage the kids for us when we needed to be at the hospital. They refused, said they just didn't have time for that. So my husband and I took 12-hour shifts at the hospital that's a 45-minute drive away; it was horrible. So no, they wouldn't watch our children so that husband and I could have a break. Sucks for sure. [/QUOTE]
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