Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
Parent Emeritus
Tools in the toolbox of CHANGE!
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="greenrene" data-source="post: 622390" data-attributes="member: 9177"><p>I haven't read this whole thread, but what a great idea to have a place for everyone to share tools! Talk about synchronicity - that's exactly what I'm working on in my journey right now. After reading the first post I went to Amazon and ordered 3 books (to add to my growing pile), including Simple Abundance.</p><p></p><p>What I'm trying to focus on mostly these days is first off, self-care - I was recently diagnosed with diabetes (my gestational diabetes didn't go away this time, darnit!), and I have to learn to be my own top priority! Second is personal spirituality - after growing up in a truly awful cult-like fundamentalist Christian church, deciding that it couldn't possibly be the "one true church" that it claimed to be, then leaving that mindset but having NO IDEA where to turn and feeling like my spiritual self had died... I'm learning that my spiritual self hasn't died; she never really developed in the first place because she was so beaten down in her formative years.</p><p></p><p>Some days I'm still just trying to get through the day - par for the course when caring for an infant! But I'm still seeing my therapist weekly, I'm feeling stronger, and I will make it!</p><p></p><p>Just FYI - for some reason, husband and my mother in law have decided to withdraw difficult child from the TBS in June. I could write a novel about how I feel about this, but suffice it to say that I think they're dropping the ball and doing difficult child a HUGE disservice by not allowing her to complete the program and graduate. Thank goodness there is a plan to enroll her in another boarding school - the new one is much closer, but it's not as "therapeutic" as the one she's at now. I would welcome her back into my home with open arms if she could live here and be a functional member of our household. But at this point she's not ready, and she won't be ready in June. There's nothing I can do or say to change their minds. These days my goal is also to not go into PTSD mode thinking about it. </p><p></p><p>Thank goodness for my truly wonderful therapist, and also for this board. I know I'm not officially in the "Emeritus" category with difficult child, but I've been learning so much from you ladies that I can use in the future with her, and in my life in general. You guys are awesome!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greenrene, post: 622390, member: 9177"] I haven't read this whole thread, but what a great idea to have a place for everyone to share tools! Talk about synchronicity - that's exactly what I'm working on in my journey right now. After reading the first post I went to Amazon and ordered 3 books (to add to my growing pile), including Simple Abundance. What I'm trying to focus on mostly these days is first off, self-care - I was recently diagnosed with diabetes (my gestational diabetes didn't go away this time, darnit!), and I have to learn to be my own top priority! Second is personal spirituality - after growing up in a truly awful cult-like fundamentalist Christian church, deciding that it couldn't possibly be the "one true church" that it claimed to be, then leaving that mindset but having NO IDEA where to turn and feeling like my spiritual self had died... I'm learning that my spiritual self hasn't died; she never really developed in the first place because she was so beaten down in her formative years. Some days I'm still just trying to get through the day - par for the course when caring for an infant! But I'm still seeing my therapist weekly, I'm feeling stronger, and I will make it! Just FYI - for some reason, husband and my mother in law have decided to withdraw difficult child from the TBS in June. I could write a novel about how I feel about this, but suffice it to say that I think they're dropping the ball and doing difficult child a HUGE disservice by not allowing her to complete the program and graduate. Thank goodness there is a plan to enroll her in another boarding school - the new one is much closer, but it's not as "therapeutic" as the one she's at now. I would welcome her back into my home with open arms if she could live here and be a functional member of our household. But at this point she's not ready, and she won't be ready in June. There's nothing I can do or say to change their minds. These days my goal is also to not go into PTSD mode thinking about it. Thank goodness for my truly wonderful therapist, and also for this board. I know I'm not officially in the "Emeritus" category with difficult child, but I've been learning so much from you ladies that I can use in the future with her, and in my life in general. You guys are awesome! [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
Parent Emeritus
Tools in the toolbox of CHANGE!
Top