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<blockquote data-quote="Shari" data-source="post: 29006" data-attributes="member: 1848"><p>Oh boy, Sharon, our minds are definitely on the same page.</p><p></p><p>I'm writing this without having read responses first, but time is limited, so....I apologize for redundancy.</p><p></p><p>I recently had allergy testing done. 5 years ago, I was allergic to 4-5 things. Now, I am allergic to over 40 things, in addition to foods. The reason for the testing is that I have had chronic sinus infections thru the winter months since difficult child 2 came along, that are requiring way-too-strong antibiotics to overcome. </p><p></p><p>I am having a root canal today (hopefully) on the second tooth that has abscessed because in the chaos of difficult child-dom, I forget to take care of myself (or have to cancel cause the sitter/school can't handle him, or I can't take any more time out of work).</p><p></p><p>Personally, as I'm sure many here do, I survive in a constant state of exhaustion. A good night's sleep is rare, and mostly just a memory. I have mild osteo-arthritis in a knee, the more tired I am, the more I feel it. For the past year, I've taken around 800mg of ibuprofen 3-4 times a day. I'm lucky in that it works and it doesn't eat my stomach. </p><p></p><p>I've spent a lot of time lately trying to figure out what I can do differently so that I don't end up killing myself; but I've also spent a lot of time realizing the cost of difficult child-dom isn't just financial. I have an in-home, respite, a sitter who's worth her weight in gold, access to services - I have a LOT that many, many people don't have, and if its wearing on me like this, what impact does difficult child-dom have on those others? On the financial world? The business world? </p><p></p><p>And as far as emptional impact? OMG, I don't think we've scratched the surface of that. I think the impact is huge. I think it changes us at the core. For me, personally, there is little in my life that my kids don't touch in some way or another...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shari, post: 29006, member: 1848"] Oh boy, Sharon, our minds are definitely on the same page. I'm writing this without having read responses first, but time is limited, so....I apologize for redundancy. I recently had allergy testing done. 5 years ago, I was allergic to 4-5 things. Now, I am allergic to over 40 things, in addition to foods. The reason for the testing is that I have had chronic sinus infections thru the winter months since difficult child 2 came along, that are requiring way-too-strong antibiotics to overcome. I am having a root canal today (hopefully) on the second tooth that has abscessed because in the chaos of difficult child-dom, I forget to take care of myself (or have to cancel cause the sitter/school can't handle him, or I can't take any more time out of work). Personally, as I'm sure many here do, I survive in a constant state of exhaustion. A good night's sleep is rare, and mostly just a memory. I have mild osteo-arthritis in a knee, the more tired I am, the more I feel it. For the past year, I've taken around 800mg of ibuprofen 3-4 times a day. I'm lucky in that it works and it doesn't eat my stomach. I've spent a lot of time lately trying to figure out what I can do differently so that I don't end up killing myself; but I've also spent a lot of time realizing the cost of difficult child-dom isn't just financial. I have an in-home, respite, a sitter who's worth her weight in gold, access to services - I have a LOT that many, many people don't have, and if its wearing on me like this, what impact does difficult child-dom have on those others? On the financial world? The business world? And as far as emptional impact? OMG, I don't think we've scratched the surface of that. I think the impact is huge. I think it changes us at the core. For me, personally, there is little in my life that my kids don't touch in some way or another... [/QUOTE]
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