Parenting and Mental Health Blog
It feels like it's been forever since my last post! In that time life has brought its frustrations and thorns but on the flip side, also many things to be grateful for. So today I'm grateful for:- getting all my evidence together and sent off for the final hearing at the Tribunal being able to... Continue Reading →
Today was my brother's 50th birthday and we missed his celebratory lunch. It hasn't been a great day, hence the effort to write this post tonight. The things I'm grateful for today are:- my bed 💤 getting my brother's presents to him my family close friends believing there has to be hope this Gratitude Diary.... Continue Reading →
Where are you??! We need you!!!! We were lucky enough, years ago, to have a star from the universe as our caseworker. Her name was Stella. I used to tell her I wished I could clone her so I could keep her. She was the perfect fit for us because was... Continue Reading →
There are a couple of reasons I wanted to write this blog. One was to try and explain myself to me (i.e. why I've become so fucking angry and impatient), so I can have some peace. Another was to let parents who are new to the system know that sadly, it's the loudest voice so... Continue Reading →
I've really enjoyed my day today, making it easy to think of things to be grateful for. They include: waking up to a lovely message from a friend. hanging out with same friend. feeling appreciated. Bunnings (I love Bunnings!!) my warm jacket the sunny day What are you grateful for?
After Jessie being really upset I was most grateful that:- she spent some time with a friend today and really enjoyed herself. I've also recently stopped going to the gym after losing trust for a number of reasons, but am grateful to have today found:- a tai chi class on YouTube I really like. It... Continue Reading →
Thank you to Rory from A Guy Called Bloke for nominating me to participate. I love quotes as they are simple and effective ways of inspiring ourselves and others. Rory's chosen topic for today's 3.2.1 Quote Me is Courage. The two quotes I've chosen have meaning for me, and I hope they will for you too... Continue Reading →
With gratitude, I’m not writing about Jessie’s suicide, but her suicide attempt. What a thing to be grateful for! Our world is not like most... Late last Friday afternoon Jessie came staggering out of her room slurring 'mum', then collapsed on the dining room floor. She'd taken an overdose of her Seroquel tablets, intending to... Continue Reading →
It's been a really stressful week as far as my 'Family Furore' website goes, and I've got a lot of work ahead of me adding all the graphics I've lost. And why? Because I was naive and didn't ask earlier for the cPanel login details from the guy who took over my web hosting. He... Continue Reading →
