Sorry for the slap-dash post, but I needed something, anything, to get the octopus picture off the dashboard. Yeeggsh.
My anxiety is about to crest - and the house is falling apart. Anemone is wild lately: she is so ultra sensitive, beligerent. I don't know how to approach her. She is an bottomless pit for my affections. Why is she feeling so vulnerable? Each day something upsetting happens to her at school. And she's been hobbling around because her legs ache. ??
I wonder what to do. There is a lot of crying in the house lately. And Y becomes so fit as to be tied by all the goings on.
Maybe this is all too much for us? To be quite frank, Im not overly enthusiasic about Berlin. I feel a bit blah about the whole ordeal, as though I don't quite have the energy for it. For the record, it was not my idea. Rather, Y's insistance that he needed to apply for a Humbolt.
So - do I remain in Guelph alone with the girls? Is that better for us all?
I really don't know what to do. Although August looms heinous in the future...how do I manage it all?
Nem nuts is so gorgeuos--I just want to kiss that little face. And how long must Y remain in Germany? Could you significantly shorten the trip? Nem is fraught because she is very emeshed with Mummy. If Mum is fraught the goil is fraught.Not a criticism, a fact. I experience it with my goils constantly--especially the Mist as she is the eldest.
ReplyDeleteHi Miranda,
ReplyDeleteMilenne went through a very long unhappy period this year that involved a lot of complaints about school. I'm not sure if it's the dynamic in that class this year or that she's still adjusting to full days or even still adjusting to school as a whole. She has found the interpersonal aspects as well as having to bend to class structure quite challenging. But...she did come out of it -- and I really thought some days that she might not. She's just fine now and although she still struggles with those issues, with a lot of talking at home and occasionally with Mme Ouellette, she is handling them very well now and without tears.
I've spoken to a few other moms briefly and it seems that many of the kids in the class have had rough patches this year. But they all seem to emerge relatively unscathed. I'm sure Anemone will as well. Weathering the storm -- that's the tough part! And with trip stress to deal with as well, you certainly have your hands full.
Hang in there, Miranda. You're strong and resourceful. You'll get through this.