Mental health

Mental health
Parenting

*Attempting * to Shop for Children with Behavioral Disabilities

This is one of the most difficult times of the year for us. Finding gifts for the twins that will work for us is such a pain.   Help and Support for Parents of children with special needs inc. Behavioral Closed group • 1 member Join Group This group is for parents who struggle with […]

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Marriage
Mental health
Self Care

Being Social When You’re in Darkness

I am a person who struggles with mental health. Right now I am also in a major dark time. The darkness comes and goes in my life but right now the dark is doing more coming and a lot less going. When I am in the darkness, I am not a great wife, mother, friend […]

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Mental health
Parenting

Triggered, no like for real.

I heard a noise. I still don’t even know what it was. The dogs began barking and my anxiety flew away with no respect for the fact that I had things to do. Going, Going, Gone… My train of thoughts decided I was about to be killed by an armed intruder, I wouldn’t be able […]

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Marriage
Mental health
Parenting

Forced Stay At Home Mom

I left my job today.  I had been in a position that I fell in love with for almost a year, then I had to make a choice: my career or my family. I had to make the choice and of course I did the mom thing and I put my family in front of […]

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Adoption
Mental health
Parenting
RAD

Teachable Moments…

September 30, 2016 So it finally happened. One of my boys, Malik this time, decided he would throw down in public today at CVS. He had gotten in trouble for fighting on the bus and just escalated from there. Pretty sure the people who pulled up beside us believed he had been kidnapped and called […]

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