So it's been a few...years! What started as simple social media post turned into more. So here I am, and hopefully will be back again very soon. A friend texted me the other night venting and seeking encouragement in dealing with big emotions and melt downs with one of her children. We texted back and forth in solidarity discussing the challenges for quite a while but one exchange really stuck with me. Friend: I’ve been saying if you’re going to have a bad attitude then you can go to your room until you’re ready to try again. It causes a big meltdown…crying “I can’t breathe…I need a hug” I don’t know whether to offer grace or be stern because I feel it’s manipulative a little bit Me (feeling this deep in my bones): I’ve been so irritated I’ve had to tell (child) I need my own time out first because I don’t feel like giving a hug I’m sure I’m not alone, although as I write these words I’m thinking what mother says this to her child. Parenting is HARD! The next evening I d...
I’ve gotten a lot of inquiries about Linleigh’s MRI last Monday. Linleigh post MRI 10-1-18 While I do not have results, I was not really expecting results. Dr. Neuro simply needed the spine imaging for his surgical plan. For now I am operating under the age old assumption that “no news is good news.” They didn’t find anything unexpected and they got all the necessary imaging to move forward with surgery on October 31st, or I would have received a call. Speaking of the 31st, I have also received questions about the surgery itself. Now, before I get into details, let me preface...I am NOT a medical person, nor do I ever care to be. I hate needles and an IV in my hand would render my entire arm motionless from fear of messing it up and reliving the torture. My mom is a nurse and I'm not a complete idiot, but I am NOT medically inclined. I need things simplified. I once told an audiologist "pretend I don't know what an ear is." And while I mostly attrib...