Thank you to those who reached out after my last post with resources and support. I really appreciate it.
The weekend was a little better. My husband and I had a bit of a row, but we ended up talking it through to a satisfying understanding. I had been thinking that my post was an exaggeration, that surely it wasn’t really that bad. But after speaking in earnest with my husband, I recognized that it is that bad, and that we’re both really struggling.
The weekend was probably better because we didn’t do much. A friend let us borrow her big inflatable pool and we enjoyed some warm (for SF) high 70’s days in the “pool.” I wanted to hit up the beach but knew the crowds would be crazy so we just stayed home. It was the right move. We all needed the rest.
I also got in a run by myself and that was very much appreciated. I am so glad my favorite local running spot is open again.
What did you do over the long weekend?
Super glad you are able to run at favorite place again. Really will help you and I adore the photos. THANK YOU. Glad too you were able to use a small pool and enjoy your back yard this weekend and through our current hot spell. REALLY HOT where I am. definately air the house when coolest in am and then totally shut the outside out. Doing project of sorting through photos Vast vast majority (95%) are of grands and distributing them to grands so then will be able to cull to significantly less photos that I will actually look at more often. Lovely thing to do as I have the time (alone means lots of time) and seeing all the photos and events is wonderful.
Additionally hope you are able to keep moving forward on the explosive child. Know you understand reverting to explosions is in part a response to the covid disruption, but that knowledge doesn’t help live with the problem. I am realizing I am some of my peers are not exploding but fall into occasional swamps of despair, for my peer group it helps to name what is happening to another person (counters alone) (gives feelings a correct name) thereby asserting some tiny sense of any control. Also EXERCISE which is nasty to contemplate as it is really hot this week.
Considering working on ‘getting up from prone on floor without using hands’ as really good workout and helpful in staying independent. A good hot weather stuck in doors project that isn’t sitting in chair. (Uses abs and upper thigh and glutes). Know your children would find it silly as expect they can do it easily and will laugh at idea it might be hard for anyone to do.
HUGE thank yous for writing.