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<blockquote data-quote="mistmouse" data-source="post: 32979" data-attributes="member: 289"><p>I can understand how this can make you feel. I thought I was home safe this year on the Easter Bunny since difficult child is 12. I have no money for even one tiny treat. My bills have been juggled for years to pay them all, and some are as the disconnect notice comes. We live on my daughter's SSI and a few food stamps and I am often struggling to feed us the last few days before time for food stamps. This month I had to register my car to continue to drive, so an extra expense. So, I had informed difficult child that this year she wouldn't get a new Easter dress and shoes, that she would have to wear something she already has. I kind of fobbed that off on that she is growing and since she is in puberty is likely to take a big growth spurt in the next year and the dress wouldn't get used much. She was fine with that, but then said, "I will still have my Easter basket. Maybe the Easter Bunny will bring me that movie I have been wanting." There is not even money for the grass in the basket, much less a movie, and the food stamps are already gone so can't even get a candy to give her.</p><p></p><p>So, I understand your feelings, and maybe it would be worse if you had already figured out how to get her what she needed and then she found out. I wasn't able to get anything in the first place. However, that isn't what Easter is about anyway, is it?</p><p></p><p>This past year has been a lot about teaching difficult child that life isn't fair, what with all that has been going on at school and such. Her therapist and I finally decided that the SD is not going to change, so we just have to teach difficult child how to deal with it. So, I guess no Easter basket is one more lesson for my 12 going on 8 year old.</p><p></p><p>mistmouse</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mistmouse, post: 32979, member: 289"] I can understand how this can make you feel. I thought I was home safe this year on the Easter Bunny since difficult child is 12. I have no money for even one tiny treat. My bills have been juggled for years to pay them all, and some are as the disconnect notice comes. We live on my daughter's SSI and a few food stamps and I am often struggling to feed us the last few days before time for food stamps. This month I had to register my car to continue to drive, so an extra expense. So, I had informed difficult child that this year she wouldn't get a new Easter dress and shoes, that she would have to wear something she already has. I kind of fobbed that off on that she is growing and since she is in puberty is likely to take a big growth spurt in the next year and the dress wouldn't get used much. She was fine with that, but then said, "I will still have my Easter basket. Maybe the Easter Bunny will bring me that movie I have been wanting." There is not even money for the grass in the basket, much less a movie, and the food stamps are already gone so can't even get a candy to give her. So, I understand your feelings, and maybe it would be worse if you had already figured out how to get her what she needed and then she found out. I wasn't able to get anything in the first place. However, that isn't what Easter is about anyway, is it? This past year has been a lot about teaching difficult child that life isn't fair, what with all that has been going on at school and such. Her therapist and I finally decided that the SD is not going to change, so we just have to teach difficult child how to deal with it. So, I guess no Easter basket is one more lesson for my 12 going on 8 year old. mistmouse [/QUOTE]
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