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<blockquote data-quote="Malika" data-source="post: 425065" data-attributes="member: 11227"><p>Thanks for explaining about your son's medication - it is clear that in your case they are very helpful. </p><p>For me, having time away from my son is not just a desirable extra. I feel it is an absolute necessity. Much as I love him, I think I would go loopy/nuts/crackers (even more than I am) if we had to spend all our time together... Our respective levels of sanity are preserved by his being out all day - first at school, and then at the school childminding service, which he goes to even when I don't have a work project on because he enjoys it so much (means he can play with other children). As it is, I find weekends challenging... all the unstructured "down time" which seems to lead to us getting very frazzled and upset with each other. Engaged in activities - watching a DVD, having a story read to him, going swimming, etc, etc - he is fine. When there is no "structure", he gets what I call impossible but probably is just a reflection of my limited stress thresholds... </p><p>So I wholeheartedly second the points about structure and about the need to preserve your sanity and balance with as much time away as you can possibly manage...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Malika, post: 425065, member: 11227"] Thanks for explaining about your son's medication - it is clear that in your case they are very helpful. For me, having time away from my son is not just a desirable extra. I feel it is an absolute necessity. Much as I love him, I think I would go loopy/nuts/crackers (even more than I am) if we had to spend all our time together... Our respective levels of sanity are preserved by his being out all day - first at school, and then at the school childminding service, which he goes to even when I don't have a work project on because he enjoys it so much (means he can play with other children). As it is, I find weekends challenging... all the unstructured "down time" which seems to lead to us getting very frazzled and upset with each other. Engaged in activities - watching a DVD, having a story read to him, going swimming, etc, etc - he is fine. When there is no "structure", he gets what I call impossible but probably is just a reflection of my limited stress thresholds... So I wholeheartedly second the points about structure and about the need to preserve your sanity and balance with as much time away as you can possibly manage... [/QUOTE]
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