Prelude: If you have been following this story you know I have separated from my husband and Miss 17 was not coping with the living arrangements so she lost it. Miss 17 is wanting to cut loose and leave both of us:
“I don’t want to live with you at Grandma’s. I don’t like her. …I am [...]
Archive for May, 2007
She hit rock bottom
Posted in My personal story, anger, emotional well being, family issues, love, mental health, mother, relationships, self awareness, separation, teenage girls, women on May 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »
She has hit rock bottom
She can’t cope with the separation under one roof thing
She feels unsupported, uncertain
She thinks she needs to go it alone, but she doesn’t feel ready
She did not want to come home
I got her and brought her home
She wanted to talk
Dad and mum at the table, little sister was out
She blurted it [...]
Mothers day!
Posted in My personal story, anger, emotional well being, family issues, life, mental health, mother, relationships, self esteem, separation, women on May 15, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Mothers day in my country is the second Sunday in May.
I have always struggled to really enjoy Mothers day. I was born on mothers day so my birthday, at least every seven years, is Mothers day too. As a child they were separate entities – but as a mum I often get a present that was [...]
What next? (Teenage daughter story!)
Posted in creating amazing, emotional well being, family issues, life, love, mother, relationships, teenage girls, women on May 14, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Miss A is almost 17. In fact will be next week. She is confused, emotionally intense, communicates aggressively right now and is draining all my energy. I go out and fill my emotional bicket and she drops a bombshell or starts and argument. I am feeling a bit like I am taking one step forward [...]
The body language must have said it all!
Posted in Depression, can do, creating amazing, emotional well being, letting go of the past, life, mental health, relationships, self awareness, self esteem, separation, women on May 4, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I am feeling so excited, appreciated admired and even loved at work…and that is something I have not felt for a long time! For the past 3-4 years I have been a very lonely person in a workplace of 100 staff. Few people gave me the time of day and to be honest at times I [...]