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Post by peartree on Dec 21, 2013 21:36:20 GMT
Good evening
It's a taboo but our son despite having complex trauma, attachment probs etc is pretty light weight on a day to day basis I think. The lying and juggling the shame he lives with and flings about is heavy but Certainly, bearing in mind some of the very extreme trials of his sister- he probably ranks around the significant needs level
This weekend partridge is with his gf family I am a little worried about how he'll manage socially with a 'new family' in his life and several texts have gone between us
At the end of the day I love him to bits
But Partridge being away leaves our home with a different atmosphere And painful as it is to admit it Pip aged 6 as our bc and me plus mr pt feels so calm Fun Supportive and despite being fairly hectic due to Christmas
I'm struggling to describe the change of life feeling here
I've no idea why I'd never considered respite from being partridges mum but it's easy to overlook the sheer amount of trauma you're swallowing with the houses air
Do you find it different when your teens go out/ away? Is it like respite ?
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Post by shadow on Dec 21, 2013 21:58:38 GMT
after so many years of traumatised kids - you deserve some respite - hope you have unplugged the phone and switched of mobiles in case blossom has upped the ante
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Post by enid on Dec 21, 2013 22:41:53 GMT
yes and YES. when my eldest, now 25, and very similar to Partridge I think, got a gf at similar age to him, the change in the house was just amazing., just all that headspace you have, you don't realise till they are not there.
One day last week I only had 1 child from after school till 10, that's the first time ever in all these years, I saw the future, And I liked it!!!!!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2013 17:15:06 GMT
Oh PT you of all people so deserve some respite and normality and I hope you are enjoying it, spending time with Pip and the excitement of being 6. Do not for one minute feel guilty for wanting normality, I think you've just forgotten how nice it is to not be on your guard. Shame you can't have this more often on a regular or even monthly basis. Enjoy!
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Post by serrakunda on Dec 22, 2013 19:20:37 GMT
agree - enjoy, and Pip deserves a bit of normality and one to one time as well
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Post by donatella on Dec 22, 2013 21:15:53 GMT
Well PT, as you know none of mine are teens but we're not without issues!
Last week littly went to her brownies panto while dh, myself and the boys went round town and ate out. It was just a few hours but it gave us all some much needed respite. And so that spurred me on to contact Social Care. Dont know what the outcome will be but it made me realise that we all need some space.
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Post by damson on Jan 3, 2014 20:56:54 GMT
ummm, respite. I remember asking for respite, and being told it was scarcer than hens teeth. I reckon gold plated hens teeth will look cheap compared to the cost of full time foster care
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