Hang in there and big cyber hug!
Thanks, guys. It really helps to be able to get this stuff off my chest!
We should have some word about that loan this week, so keep your fingers crossed for us...that would sure help a lot.
BTW, Jase has his first speech therapy session today...yay! So that's one good thing. Now, of course, that means I have to get cracking on the housework, lol.
Evie it sounds like you need a break from it all, Please vent away, we all can understand how it effects our lives, even when things are good there is always something to worry about. I hope change for the good comes your way, hang in there. (((HUGS)))Big hugs from me too!
And I say vent away...it really is one of the things I do that helps the stress...just getting those words out, well you know!
Take care and hang in there!
Evie, ugh. I hate it when things build up like that and I know how you are feeling.
Hoping things GET BETTER!
GIANT HUG FROM TEXAS:)we like to do things big:PEvie - I feel it too. The stress is getting to me this week too - that's why I'm posting on the board instead of being in bed where I belong! My kids will be awake in less than 5 hours and tomorrow will be a rerun of today. I throw money at therapists that I'm not sure are making much of a difference, I try to do it all with no help, and I wonder what is becoming of the person I used to be.
Well, anyway, I hope you don't mind that I joined your pity party. Let's hope tomorrow will be better!
(((HUGS)))((((mega Hug))))),you sound like you are at the end of your rope.Tie a Knot and hang on,I know September seems like a long way off,After school starts maybe your Mom could take the two little ones during the day ,for a day or two,so you can recover, will your kids be going to and day camps?,here they are free at the boys and girls club,Maybe you could send your older ones.
Linda
I know, I'm just on a posting rampage these days, sorry guys!
Anyways, I am feeling the heat these days, and not just literally. I am worried about Jason, of course. I am grateful that he's going to be getting interventions from the SD, but it doesn't really sound adequate to me, so I'm having a consult with his doctor on Friday to see what other things I can get done for him outside of that. Thank goodness we qualified for Medicaid, they'll cover some additional therapies, if the dr. will agree to refer us (or give us an Rx for them), so I'm trying to do that.
Plus, money, money, money! It's really tight right now, though it looks like we've finally gotten approval for a good size loan that will help eliminate some good sized monthly payments and free up some extra cash. Thing is, I'm betting we're not going to be able to save as much as we'd like, because we may end up paying for some more therapy, toys/videos, etc for that, plus getting the older boys ready for school again. And of course, all the kids are pretty unhappy about being on top of each other all the time. Constant fighting, and we're not exactly rolling in cash now, either for paying for outings or for the gas to take us to free ones, even.
It feels like everything is just crashing down on me, especially with new worries about my oldest son. I looked into respite, but there isn't much point in it, as I can't afford paying for an additional sitter for the other kids, too. My mom helps out as she can, but she lives over an hour away, and my SIL has three kids of her own, so babysitting seven is a pretty daunting thing to do! Jason is still a little too aggressive to be put in an environment like that, too, I think. Too much screaming and yelling and running really upsets him, and that's what you get with 7 kids aged 7 and under!
Argh. I know, I'm throwing a pity party for myself here, but I'm really starting to feel the pressure of it all, and I'm not feeling equal to it lately. Thanks for listening to my whining, y'all!