Really trying very hard not to let the hope creep back in. It doesn't sound like Mom took responsibility when the kids confronted their lack of feeling safe. Only repeating that she's changed and what does she have to say for them to believe her.
Meanwhile I'm over here handling all kinds of attention seeking behavior times 4 plus the 5th grade changes in your body talk. I had to explain what a "boner" was tonight. How did I get here again?
Long Overdue Update
Well hello there! It has been years since I've written and published a post and recently I've had the idea that maybe this year was ...
I have been meaning to comment for ages but clicking through from the reader never happens. I just wanted to say I hear you, this is really, really, really hard and you are not alone. You have done amazing things for those kids and even though you had ( still do not have) any idea of how long they would be in your life. Parenting these kids is so challenging and you are doing such a great job with them. I hope that the system gets its crap together so that all of you can get off the roller coaster sooner rather than later.
ReplyDelete