
Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
Right for kids is love, stability and more love, oh and food. They really are pretty simple and easy to get it right with.
Prayers for all of you, including mom. Hopefully, she will stop being so selfish and do what she needs to to get stable.
The mother is apparently enraged the state is paying me to care for "her boys"; they should just give that money to her.
You may have already done this:
Add an emergency phone number to a piece of paper, inside the shoe inserts.
Vary your routines and parks that you visit.
Don't get paranoid, but always be aware of your surroundings and if you are being followed.
Let the boys know that you or law enforcement will always come to find them, if ever they are forced to go with non-custodial mom.
I have known two sets of foster moms. You can get help teaching the boys safety, and how to notify safe people if they have been taken.
One interesting 'story', maybe not true, but a good idea: A child taken wrote in crayon on the menu! Amazingly resourceful, imo.
It is hard just to think about! The boys are being traumatized by their own mother!
You are doing everything right!
Icredibility difficult. I know the court has ordered I keep them separated for my foster son's benefit. I try to make those visits as pleasant as possible, taking school papers and fast food and homemade cookies for them to share. He loves his mother and he's afraid of living with her again. This morning he thanked me for keeping him. This is harder than any of the caregiving challenges I faced with my parents. I feel more pressure to "get it right" at the same time I don't know what is "right". I try to explain his mom has some problems and not express any hostility toward her. To leave him okay and not needing to "choose" between us. He's only 9 years old! Pray for us.
Glad, I'm also sorry you are sad.
I'm also suffering with the blues. I know I suffer from depression but I just don't want to go on another SRI. Initially they work with me but inevitably the side effects start and that's another uphill road to climb. I've tried all the so called natural antidepressants but maybe I'm just too sensitive to things cause they all give me problems as well.
So, I'll just plod on. I can't wait till January when all the holidays are over. An early bah humbug from me. Yeah I know we haven't even had Halloween yet but my sister is already sending out the "Come to our Place" e-mails so that's why I'm thinking about it.
glad: Hugs.
glad - you never know. Tomorrow is not guaranteed to any of us.
I think it would be helpful to keep track of his overall well-being with lunch delivered. Perhaps she would be able to see that something needs to be implemented to keep him safe and healthy.
I can't imagine how deep the water feels for her right now.
I'm considering offering to bring lunch by their house on the days she works. Would I really be helping or just enabling a potentially dangerous situation to continue? I can't stay until the girls get home because I need to be home when my foster sons get home. She is already under so much pressure trying to keep things going. Her parents chauffeur her girls (their grandchildren) around to their functions but health concerns limit how much help they can offer. Most of the cousins and her brother are in the their late 40s or 50s and have busy lives with the their own families. So many things similar in early onset to what we deal handle with older parents... and so many things are different.
There are hummingbirds feeding on the blooming cape honeysuckle near my front door. Found out that hummingbirds eat mosquitos and other insects.
That is a good thing!
Just call me "fall guy"
And the cures.
Much appreciated on this ghastly evening, failing to receive my Instacart order, failing to get dH to the store, just a fail.
I can take it. Just stopping everything, resting, seeking entertainment on T.V. We will have a yam to split for dinner, already had a quesadilla, and dH won't even notice as he is super glued to internet things and his cell phone tonight. It was already super hard for him to eat all day as he is sooo distracted.
Deep breaths, and peacefulness!
You all have a good night, wherever you are! 💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💖
I can get anaphylactic shock from getting bit, so I have been blessed to find ways to mitigate the biting and how to relieve them if I get them.
My heart goes out to your daughter, that is pure torture.