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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 105484" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>These are great responses and I appreciate the honest feedback. difficult child was still up until midnight or so- probably a combination of medications and my meltdown. I apologized and told him I'd put the tree back up, asked if he'd help. He cried and wanted to put it up then, which I wouldn't agree to. He's still sick and seems worse now so we're home again today and will try a "do over day"!</p><p></p><p> :xmasdec:</p><p></p><p>I went to a counselor in my early 20's because I was pretty confused- coming from a very dysfunctional family, which rarely ate together. It's one of those things I never wanted to carry over to my household, but it has become more a norm than exception to the rule. I think it became a habit from always being a single parent and making sure difficult child was fed, diapered, clean, etc., before being able to stop and eat when he was a baby and toddler. Now, once I eat dinner my body shuts down and I'm useless afterwards. I do love it when we can "get away" and eat together and talk a while without me being worried about everything that needs to get done. I have to change this somehow- is it metabolism?</p><p></p><p> :spaghetti:</p><p></p><p>I've been working on getting a family therapist, (or therapist for me) involved to help me with parenting difficult child issues. I think now that I need it for my own mental health issues too. I'm back feeling like I'm being held responsible and accountable for too many things that I feel like I don't have control over. My therapy before taught that responsibility and control for ones self go hand in hand. This is fine when it's only yourself, but how does that work when you're a parent? I think I better call for that appointment. soon- maybe after the tree gets put up today!!</p><p></p><p></p><p> :ill: :coffee: :santa: :doctor: :sleeping:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 105484, member: 3699"] These are great responses and I appreciate the honest feedback. difficult child was still up until midnight or so- probably a combination of medications and my meltdown. I apologized and told him I'd put the tree back up, asked if he'd help. He cried and wanted to put it up then, which I wouldn't agree to. He's still sick and seems worse now so we're home again today and will try a "do over day"! [img]:xmasdec:[/img] I went to a counselor in my early 20's because I was pretty confused- coming from a very dysfunctional family, which rarely ate together. It's one of those things I never wanted to carry over to my household, but it has become more a norm than exception to the rule. I think it became a habit from always being a single parent and making sure difficult child was fed, diapered, clean, etc., before being able to stop and eat when he was a baby and toddler. Now, once I eat dinner my body shuts down and I'm useless afterwards. I do love it when we can "get away" and eat together and talk a while without me being worried about everything that needs to get done. I have to change this somehow- is it metabolism? [img]:spaghetti:[/img] I've been working on getting a family therapist, (or therapist for me) involved to help me with parenting difficult child issues. I think now that I need it for my own mental health issues too. I'm back feeling like I'm being held responsible and accountable for too many things that I feel like I don't have control over. My therapy before taught that responsibility and control for ones self go hand in hand. This is fine when it's only yourself, but how does that work when you're a parent? I think I better call for that appointment. soon- maybe after the tree gets put up today!! [img]:ill:[/img] [img]:coffee:[/img] [img]:santa:[/img] [img]:doctor:[/img] [img]:sleeping:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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