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<blockquote data-quote="ksm" data-source="post: 605030" data-attributes="member: 12511"><p>The meeting turned out good. Not that I have any new answers. But, we had discussions about difficult child not really attending youth group/church. It needed to be discussed as it is a small youth group. Not sure if she will stay in the mentor/mentee group. She likes her mentor and I think having attention from a responsible adult is always a good thing. The minister ( a female) has said she will keep in touch with difficult child and maybe invite her out for a coke occasionally and if there are things going on at church that she could help with she will call and ask her. There is also another girl who has stopped attending (the only girl my difficult child like to hang out with at youth group) and the minister will continue to have contact with her too. I am not ruling things out, but I am tired of pushing things, only to meet much resistance. It got to the point by the time we got to church, I was fit to be tied and got nothing out of the service.</p><p></p><p>I have decided to get more involved - there is a ladies book study coming up next month that meets once a week so I signed up for that. I need to have more of a life outside of the stressful job being mom to difficult child involves. Also signed up for the "read the Bible in 90 days" group. It will take about 45 minutes a day then on Sundays that group will meet as a Sunday school class to motivate each others to keep to their commitment. Supposedly, it only takes 12 pages a day for 90 days. Doable! I am still looking for a part time job... I know I need to get out of the house. I tend to stew all day about the behaviors I have put up with... and then end up mad by the time difficult child gets home from school. I do feel isolated... as most our friends don't have kids (they are all retired) or are not raising grandkids... It is hard to do much with people our age, while still being responsible for our two teens at home. </p><p></p><p>I got a call back from my previous therapist so will talk to him tomorrow. I really didn't think seeing him on a timely basis was going to be possible... but it worked out!</p><p>Thanks for the concerns... I am still hanging in there! KSM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ksm, post: 605030, member: 12511"] The meeting turned out good. Not that I have any new answers. But, we had discussions about difficult child not really attending youth group/church. It needed to be discussed as it is a small youth group. Not sure if she will stay in the mentor/mentee group. She likes her mentor and I think having attention from a responsible adult is always a good thing. The minister ( a female) has said she will keep in touch with difficult child and maybe invite her out for a coke occasionally and if there are things going on at church that she could help with she will call and ask her. There is also another girl who has stopped attending (the only girl my difficult child like to hang out with at youth group) and the minister will continue to have contact with her too. I am not ruling things out, but I am tired of pushing things, only to meet much resistance. It got to the point by the time we got to church, I was fit to be tied and got nothing out of the service. I have decided to get more involved - there is a ladies book study coming up next month that meets once a week so I signed up for that. I need to have more of a life outside of the stressful job being mom to difficult child involves. Also signed up for the "read the Bible in 90 days" group. It will take about 45 minutes a day then on Sundays that group will meet as a Sunday school class to motivate each others to keep to their commitment. Supposedly, it only takes 12 pages a day for 90 days. Doable! I am still looking for a part time job... I know I need to get out of the house. I tend to stew all day about the behaviors I have put up with... and then end up mad by the time difficult child gets home from school. I do feel isolated... as most our friends don't have kids (they are all retired) or are not raising grandkids... It is hard to do much with people our age, while still being responsible for our two teens at home. I got a call back from my previous therapist so will talk to him tomorrow. I really didn't think seeing him on a timely basis was going to be possible... but it worked out! Thanks for the concerns... I am still hanging in there! KSM [/QUOTE]
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