Total meltdown

[Bunny]

I'm glad to hear that you're feeling a little better. I do know exactly how you were feeling. I'm feeling that exact way right now, to be honest. I would give difficult child back in a heartbeat. I would never give up easy child. Never. Sometimes I think he's the only good thing that has come out of my being married.

 

[HaoZi]

OMW dinner for 12? That alone would make me have meltdowns! Heck I'm a nervous wreck about going to lunch with my boyfriend's family for Christmas and we're going out to eat for that.

 

[JJJ]

I'm doing well. We split Christmas into 4 parts. Part 1 is just husband, the 3 kids and I and that went great. husband usually does not do well when it comes to the gift-giving but he did great this year -- I have new diamond earrings!!! Except for my engagement ring, they are the only diamonds I have! Part 2 is my inlaws and they always give cash so that is easy mother in law & father in law were very stressed when they arrived but by the end, they had relaxed and it seemed like they had a good time. For the first time ever, they are actually coming over tomorrow as well!

"Santa" has been here already and everything is under the tree for morning. I just have one gift for Eeyore that I have to finish up (waiting for him to go to sleep) and then I can go to sleep too!

 

[Sheila]

I've been there. Christmas just added stress to an already stressed life.

I'd be stressed to preparing meals for so many. ACK!

Glad it's turning out better than anticipated.

 

[JJJ]

I have added a "Total Mommy Meltdown" to the calendar for Dec 23, 2013.

This was our best Christmas since 1999 (our first Christmas as parents with one little infant).

 

[recoveringenabler]

Glad to hear you had a really good Christmas. I like the idea of a 'Mommy meltdown day' planned ahead. Perhaps take yourself to a spa on that day, for the whole day and have your meltdown in a peaceful, nurturing place! It might even be a good idea for it to be a CD board tradition, for all Moms to step back from the holiday and go take care of ourselves.............EVERYONE might have a much better Christmas!

 

[AnnieO]

I like that idea, too... I think I'm going to adopt it.

 

[JJJ]

Glad to hear you had a really good Christmas. I like the idea of a 'Mommy meltdown day' planned ahead. Perhaps take yourself to a spa on that day, for the whole day and have your meltdown in a peaceful, nurturing place! It might even be a good idea for it to be a CD board tradition, for all Moms to step back from the holiday and go take care of ourselves.............EVERYONE might have a much better Christmas!

I have to have the meltdown in front of them. Aspie-cluelessness runs strong in all 4 of them -- it seems I must have a complete yelling, screaming, crying hissy fit before they understand that they have gone too far.

Santa did give Piglet and I a spa day for Christmas! So we are going in two weeks for a nice girls day.