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Date: 13 February 2006 11:54:51
thank you thank you for the wonderful, helpful, encouraging, thought provoking comments last week. it's one reason why I love doing this blog so much, I feel that much less alone in this whole big process. Believe me, it makes a difference.
It was a bit of a difficult weekend. MrDots wasn't around on Saturday, so I was left to mull over things in my own head and worry on my own. It didn't help that I got my copies of Adoption Today and Children Who Wait and some very good information booklets, which although very helpful and thought provoking, scared the pants off of me.
For example, the articles "Rules for living with a child who is violent." and "Are your children affecting your relationship?" were both very good, informative, well written, helpful, and realistic, not over exagerated (i.e. not just horror story writing, but practical advice), but as you can understand a bit of an emotional read.
So I sat and looked at the pages of children needing families (and yes, that same little girl from the other publication was still there, and she started following me around again) and worried about how my possibly violent child will affect my relationship and felt that sinking feeling that I really needed to be able to ignore in order to get my work done for the day. (academic deadlines wait for no man, imaginary child or magazine article)
But today is another day, and I still have creeping deadlines and unfinished essays. Today I need to succeed with a child free day, and I'm armed with lavender oil and J.S. Bach. Wish me luck.