Stress Bunny
Active Member
Hello everyone,
I've visited this site on numerous occasions, but this is the first time I've posted in a long time. I've been sick with a horrible flu for the past week, I work full-time, and I have two difficult children.
My youngest ADHD/ODD difficult child (6yo boy) wanted his neighbor friend to come over today, and I agreed. I am still quite exhausted from the flu, but I thought I could handle it if he had a friend over for a little while. In the meantime, my husband and 14yo difficult child went to a funeral.
Anyway, it ended up being a disaster, as my youngest decided to play dump trucks in the mud in the back yard with his friend. They had changed activities SO many times before they even went outside, as difficult child's ADHD is in full gear today. As the snow is melting, and we have only topsoil beneath, it waws a huge mess. We just built our home last fall, and there is no grass planted yet. So, to make a long story short, I ended up having to clean a dozen large dump trucks, all of difficult child's clothing, and many mud pies out of the garage and back hallway. It took me nearly 2 hours to clean up a mess he made in 15 minutes. I didn't realize the mess they were making right away, and the neighbor boy probably went home all dirty too. So, now I wonder if he'll be allowed to come over any more. It's so hard for difficult child to behave enough to keep friends, and I just feel so guilty that I'm apparently not keeping up with him well enough.
I'm so tired and overwhelmed all the time.
Does anyone else feel this way?
Laurene
I've visited this site on numerous occasions, but this is the first time I've posted in a long time. I've been sick with a horrible flu for the past week, I work full-time, and I have two difficult children.
My youngest ADHD/ODD difficult child (6yo boy) wanted his neighbor friend to come over today, and I agreed. I am still quite exhausted from the flu, but I thought I could handle it if he had a friend over for a little while. In the meantime, my husband and 14yo difficult child went to a funeral.
Anyway, it ended up being a disaster, as my youngest decided to play dump trucks in the mud in the back yard with his friend. They had changed activities SO many times before they even went outside, as difficult child's ADHD is in full gear today. As the snow is melting, and we have only topsoil beneath, it waws a huge mess. We just built our home last fall, and there is no grass planted yet. So, to make a long story short, I ended up having to clean a dozen large dump trucks, all of difficult child's clothing, and many mud pies out of the garage and back hallway. It took me nearly 2 hours to clean up a mess he made in 15 minutes. I didn't realize the mess they were making right away, and the neighbor boy probably went home all dirty too. So, now I wonder if he'll be allowed to come over any more. It's so hard for difficult child to behave enough to keep friends, and I just feel so guilty that I'm apparently not keeping up with him well enough.
I'm so tired and overwhelmed all the time.
Does anyone else feel this way?
Laurene